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LOT 0831
Roman and Later Bronze Ring Collection
1ST-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (42 grams total, 17-27 mm).
Comprising examples with: enamelled bezels; seal bezels; an archer's thumb ring; bezel set with a 'jewel'; hoops with inscriptions around the exterior; hoops with geometric schemes around the exterior; plain examples. [18, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Berkshire, UK.
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Roman Child's Coiled Bronze Snake Bracelet
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Roman Bronze Annular Buckle
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Substantial keeled body with free-running pin, an openwork extension formed of volute scrolls projecting from the body. 50 grams, 84 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.