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LOT 0859
Roman Bronze Ring with Stork Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.57 grams, 23.68 mm overall, 19.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
Slender round-section hoop with red jasper intaglio engraved with a standing stork.
Provenance
Ex Prof. Dr Emil Vogt (1906-1974), the former Director of the Swiss National Museum, Zürich, in his collection before 1970.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0859
Roman Bronze Ring with Stork Gemstone
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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