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LOT 0922
Roman and Later Bronze Ring Group
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 1/8 in. (25.4 grams total, 13-29 mm).
Comprising: a slender ring with a rectangular tiered bezel; a ring with a large bezel with blue glass intaglio with a silver flower; a ring with oval bezel with linear motifs; a ring with a keeled hoop and lentoid bezel; a glass ring with three raised bosses; a small interphalangial ring; a ring with a raised disc on the bezel. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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