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Lot n° 568

Modern gold ring with carnelian gem. Modern ring,...

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Modern gold ring with carnelian gem. Modern ring, Roman gem, 1st century BC, 6.89 g, ring size 56. Gold ring with a carnelian gem with a mouse in a biga pulled by two cockerels. The mouse is the symbol of Venus, the cockerels that of Mercury. Gold! Intact. Provenance: From the collection of Prof. Hermann Lanz (1910-1998) bequeathed to his son, acquired by him in 2009.