Roman Bronze Ring with Horse Motif

CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (6.54 grams, 24.65 mm overall, 15.08 x 18.42 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).

With stepped shoulders supporting an ellipsoid bezel with punched-point border; low-relief image of a standing horse with hatched mane beside a long-eared hare. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an old English collection, 1980s.

Literature

Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 197, for type.

CONDITION

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