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LOT 0623
Late Roman Bronze Ring with Glass Figural Intaglio
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.63 grams, 24.84 mm overall, 19.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
With heater-shaped pierced shoulders, stepped octagonal bezel, inset cloison with intaglio of two banqueteers on couches.
Provenance
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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