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LOT 0798
Roman Bronze Ring with Cupid Riding a Lion
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.55 grams, 20.18 mm overall, 16.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).
Incuse ribbing to the shoulders, ellipsoid plaque with incuse crouching lion and winged putto or Cupid above.
ProvenanceEx 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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