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LOT 0835

Sold for (Inc. bp): £416

ROMAN BRONZE RING WITH INSECT INTAGLIO
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (7.45 grams, 23.82 mm overall, 15.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E 1/2, USA 2 1/2, Europe 3, Japan 3)).

Comprising a D-section hoop with expanding shoulders, gilt bezel set with an oval glass gem with engraved insect.

PROVENANCE:
Ex 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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