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LOT 1658
Germanic Bronze Ring with Leaping Lion
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.91 grams, 23.27 mm overall, 18.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
Comprising a D-section slender hoop thickening at the base, parallel lines to the shoulders, discoid bezel with a stylised lion in a dynamic pose with its tail raised. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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