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LOT 0562
Roman Bronze Ring with Bird in Profile
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.16 grams, 22.14 mm overall, 18.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
With a flat-section hoop, rounded bezel with a large bird with long neck and spread wing in profile. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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