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LOT 0732
Late Roman Bronze Ring with Lion
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.19 grams, 20.68 mm overall, 17.47 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
With a slender hoop and ribbed shoulders, discoid bezel with a leaping lion. [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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