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LOT 0619
Roman Bronze Ring with Lion
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.00 grams, 23.22 mm overall, 23.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
With a flat-section expanding hoop, the oval bezel with the quadruped advancing right, voluminous tail curled above the beast's back, surrounded by a dotted border. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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