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LOT 0637
Roman Bronze Ring with Gryphon
3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.24 grams, 21.42 mm overall, 15.75 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
Comprising a wide hoop with a rectangular bezel with an incuse quadruped running left with its jaws open. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. for the type Mills, N., Celtic and Roman Artefacts, Witham, 2007, p.104, fig.RB324 (M199), RB325 (M204) and RB326.
Footnotes
During the 3rd century A.D., a series of rings in silver and bronze bearing inscriptions or images asking for protection were realised with a square bezel having an engraved border around the central figure.
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