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LOT 0618
Roman Ring with Dolphin Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.21 grams, 19.41 mm overall, 16.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).
A bronze ring with expanding, rounded shoulders, the oblong bezel set with a carnelian intaglio engraved with a dolphin.
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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