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LOT 0844
Roman Bronze Portrait Intaglio in Iron Ring
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.70 grams, 20.86 mm overall, 16.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)).
Ellipsoid bezel with inset bronze plaque in a red glass surround; low-relief profile bust with solar crown. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 270, for type.
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