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LOT 0930

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

ROMAN BRONZE RING WITH SNAKES
3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.94 grams, 21.23 mm overall, 17.96 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).

The hoop divided at the shoulders into four parallel bands, each with a flat rectangular plaque bearing a pointillé serpent figure. [No Reserve]

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 180, for segmented format.

CONDITION
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