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LOT 1703
British Celtic Bronze Ring with Concentric Design
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.25 grams, 21.70 mm overall, 17.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
Flat-section hoop and a discoid bezel with a low-relief concentric circle motif, a raised pellet at the centre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. for the type Mills, N., Celtic and Roman Artefacts, Witham, 2007, p.100, fig.RC306 (M181).
FootnotesSimilar types of Celto-Roman bronze rings were found in the Thames in spoil heaps dating to the 1st century A.D. The most prolific finger rings in use throughout the Roman occupation were in bronze, and some forms were borrowed from Celtic arts and patterns.
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