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LOT 0600
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. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx 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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