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LOT 0210
Roman Bronze Ring with Hercules Bust Gemstone
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.32 grams, 20.30 mm overall, 16.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
With broad plaque, pelletted border to the hexagonal bezel, inset intaglio profile bust of Hercules with brow-band tied neatly at the rear.
Provenance
Acquired on the German art market before 2000.
Property of a Surrey, UK, collector.
Literature
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 232, for type.
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