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LOT 0678
Roman Bronze Ring with Animal
3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.15 grams, 24.44 mm overall, 19.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Slender hoop with raised discoid bezel bearing a zoomorphic motif. [No Reserve]
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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