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LOT 0892
Roman and Later Bronze and Silver Ring Collection
1ST-16TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (45 grams total, 16-24 mm).
Comprising: a key ring, eleven rings with decorative motifs on the bezels, a ring set with blue glass, and a silver ring with lentoid claw bezel. [14]
Provenance
Ex 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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