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Roman Gilt Bronze Ring with Bust of Minerva Roman Gilt Bronze Ring with Bust of Minerva Roman Gilt Bronze Ring with Bust of Minerva
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LOT 0122

Roman Gilt Bronze Ring with Bust of Minerva

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (4.23 grams, 24.14 mm overall, 17.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).

Integral scaphoid bezel with female bust modelled in the round.

Provenance

Private collection, UK.
Acquired on the English art market.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 182, for type.

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LOT 0122

Roman Gilt Bronze Ring with Bust of Minerva

Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)

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