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LOT 0575
Roman Bronze Ring with Clasped Hands Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.31 grams, 20.27 mm overall, 16.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
Rectangular-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, bezel set with carnelian intaglio with a mani in fede motif; cleaned.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, 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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