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LOT 0740
Roman Bronze Ring with Insect
3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.83 grams, 24.49 mm overall, 19.94 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
D-section hoop and discoid bezel with pelletted border enclosing a fly. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 207, for type.
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Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, 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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Piriform body with flattened base, long, slender neck constricted at the base; inturned rim to mouth, iridescent surface. 17 grams, 11 cm
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
