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LOT 0723

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.

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LOT 0723

Roman Bronze Ring with Stork Gemstone

Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)

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