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LOT 0594
Roman Bronze Ring with Boar Gemstone
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.77 grams, 25.49 mm overall, 17.28 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
Comprising a round-section hoop with pelletted shoulders, lentoid-shaped bezel set with carnelian intaglio engraved with a standing boar. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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