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LOT 0949
Late Roman Bronze Ring with Chi Rho
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.43 grams, 20.72 mm overall, 17.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
Narrow hoop supporting an ellipsoid bezel, incised Christogram. [No Reserve]
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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