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LOT 1404
Gilt Ring with Roman Glass Cabochon
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9.29 grams, 31.38 mm overall, 18.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
A fragment of Roman mosaic glass set into a later gilt ring with hexagonal bezel.
Provenance
English private collection.
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