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Antiquities and Ancient Art: Including Property from the Estates of Andrew C. Ware and Iris C. Love
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- Sale 6428
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Nov 19 | 10:00 AM CST
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Sale 6428
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Estimate$3,000 – $5,000
Provenance:
Hanns-Ulrich Haedeke (former Curator of the Klingenmuseum), Solingen, Germany, acquired in 1967; thence by descent.
Jan Pareyn, Ghent, Belgium; where acquired by the present owner, 24 October 2023.
This gold ring combines late Roman design with the emerging styles of the Migration Period. The split shoulders and curled terminals recall earlier Roman openwork rings, while the bold box setting with its star-shaped garnet reflects 5th-century taste. Closely related to the “Brancaster type” studied in Roman Britain and Gaul, it belongs to a corpus of early medieval jewelry in which sliced, orange-hued garnets were beveled to catch the light, imbuing it with status and meaning among post-Roman elites.
Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. Mild surface scratches, weathering, and scattered areas of reddish discoloration. Minor encrustation is present notably to underside. Overall in fine and attractive condition. See additional images.
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Jacob Coley
Senior Vice President, Head of Department, Antiquities and Ancient Art
