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LOT 0054
Egyptian Gold Snake Ring
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.
1 in. (6.96 grams, 23.75 mm overall, 18.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
Formed as a slender-bodied coiled snake, featuring eye, head, and scale detailing on the body.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13541-261559.
Cf. The British Museum, museum numbers: 1917,0501.937; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 10.130.1509; Cf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Finger Rings - Greek, Etruscan and Roman - in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1968, items 933-938.
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LOT 0054
Egyptian Gold Snake Ring
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,000 (EUR 1,160; USD 1,350) +BP*
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