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LOT 0695
Roman Bronze Key Ring
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.68 grams, 23.55 mm).
Comprising a narrow hoop, rectangular bezel with flange cut with teeth, tubular frame to rear. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 371, for type.
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