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LOT 0827
Large Roman Bronze Signet Ring Bezel of Queen Berenike
3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (14 grams, 25 mm).
Discoid bezel from a finger ring with intaglio profile female bust with hair drawn back in a chignon; possibly based on a design for Queen Berenike.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 363, for type.
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LOT 0827
Large Roman Bronze Signet Ring Bezel of Queen Berenike
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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This type of mount was probably used as bridle holders and placed near the driver’s seat, on the wagon platform or as a central decoration on the back of the wagon.
