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LOT 0714
Roman Bronze Ring with Merman
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.38 grams, 23.80 mm overall, 18.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
Trumpet bezel with incuse Triton figure. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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