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LOT 0151
Roman Gold Marriage Ring with Clasped Hands and Eagle
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (3.45 grams, 17.96 mm overall, 15.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)).
Bifid form with parallel bands and lentoid bezels, one with low-relief clasped hands motif, the other with a bird holding a frond.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0151
Roman Gold Marriage Ring with Clasped Hands and Eagle
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
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