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LOT 0747
Late Roman Bronze Ring with Warrior
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.62 grams, 22.50 mm overall, 18.24 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Rectangular bezel with advancing warrior holding a sword and shield. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 454, for type.
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