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LOT 0835
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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