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LOT 0635
Roman Bronze Zoomorphic Ring
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (1.87 grams, 21.48 mm overall, 14.29x15.89 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)).
Featuring a slender hoop with angled shoulders and the bezel with a standing lion(?). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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