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LOT 0681
Roman 'British' Ring Gemstone with Portrait
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (2.11 grams, 14 mm).
Ellipsoid glass insert with profile portrait bust to one face. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found UK.
From the collection of C. Sullivan, UK, 1990s.
Footnotes
The same portrait appears on 'horse and rider' plate brooches.
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