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LOT 0940
Roman Bronze Ring with Animal
3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (7.89 grams, 27.31 mm overall, 22.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)).
Round-section large hoop with pellets at the shoulders, discoid bezel with stylised sinuous animal. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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