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LOT 0660
Roman Bronze Ring with Eagle
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.39 grams, 22.03 mm overall, 19.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
With a slender hoop supporting a discoid bezel, intaglio motif of an eagle in flight. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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