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LOT 0813
Eastern Roman Bronze Ring with Plant
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.25 grams, 23.11 mm overall, 19.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Comprising a D-section hoop and plaque bezel with a palm tree emerging from behind two boulders. [No Reserve]
Provenance
London, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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