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LOT 256405
Roman Bronze Gnostic Ring with Chnoubis
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.35 grams, 22.96 mm overall, 19.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).
With a D-section hoop and an oval bezel with the solar deity Chnoubis, its snake-body coiled and its lion head surrounded by seven rays of light.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 256405
Roman Bronze Gnostic Ring with Chnoubis
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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