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LOT 0907
Roman Bronze Ring with Rabbit
3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.63 grams, 20.35 mm overall, 18.78 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
With integral ellipsoid bezel, intaglio crouching rabbit motif.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 196, for type.
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