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LOT 0596
Late Roman Bronze Ring with Lion Attacking a Horse
3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.66 grams, 22.96 mm overall, 17.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
Ellipsoid bezel with gusseted border.
ProvenanceAcquired on the EU art market around 2000.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 196, for type.
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