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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.
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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