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LOT 0481

Estimate
GBP (£) 60 - 80
EUR (€) 70 - 93
USD ($) 75 - 101

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

ROMANO-EGYPTIAN BRONZE SNAKE RING
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 1/2 in. (4.61 grams, 40.41 mm overall, 17.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).

With D-section narrow coiled band with stylised scale detailing, raised head and tightly coiled tip of the tail. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of a Surrey, UK, collector.

LITERATURE:
See Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 117, for type.

CONDITION