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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]

Provenance

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.

Literature

Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 207, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0740

Roman Bronze Ring with Insect

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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