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LOT 0766
Large Roman Military Seal Ring with Bird
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (16.42 grams, 28.65 mm overall, 21.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Comprising a D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, oval bezel with a standing bird, remains of a possible inscription above.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, 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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