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LOT 0601
Roman Bronze Ring with Bust
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.12 grams, 22.18 mm overall, 20.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
Square bezel with beaded border, profile bust with vexillum. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, 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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Fragment of a shoulder with short neck and broad mouth with rolled rim; right-angled strap handle with applied trails. 328 grams, 16.3 cm
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