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LOT 0555
Roman Bronze Ring with Armed Warrior
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.25 grams, 22.55 mm overall, 19.38 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16/23, Japan 15)).
The hoop expanded slightly at the shoulders, circular bezel engraved with what is possibly a stylised warrior figure wielding a spear. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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