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Large Late Roman Bronze Ring with Gryphon with Snake Large Late Roman Bronze Ring with Gryphon with Snake Large Late Roman Bronze Ring with Gryphon with Snake Large Late Roman Bronze Ring with Gryphon with Snake Large Late Roman Bronze Ring with Gryphon with Snake Large Late Roman Bronze Ring with Gryphon with Snake
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LOT 1295

Large Late Roman Bronze Ring with Gryphon with Snake

4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/8 in. (8.17 grams, 28.17 mm overall, 20.90 x 21.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)).

Substantial hoop and integral disc bezel, incuse winged gryphon motif in profile attacking a serpent. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Literature

Cf. Baldini Lippolis, I., L'Oreficeria nell'Impero di Costantinopoli tra IV e VII secolo (the Jewellery in the Empire of Constantinople between IV and VII century, in Italian), Bari, 1999, pp.204ff., for the type, especially no.8.

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LOT 1295

Large Late Roman Bronze Ring with Gryphon with Snake

Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)

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 £5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*

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