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LOT 0702
Eastern Roman Silver Ring with Four Bezels
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (12.77 grams, 28.71 mm overall, 20.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)).
Of a carinated section with four radiating ellipsoid plaques; incised hatchings to the hoop and plaques. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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