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LOT 0732
Roman Ring with Engraved Bezel
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.48 grams, 20.32 mm overall, 17.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)).
A bronze ring with D-section hoop, lentoid bezel engraved with a running hare. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1970s.
Important European collection.
Literature
Cf. Henkel, F., Die Römischen Fingerringe der Rheinlande und der Benachbarten Gebiete, Berlin, 1913, items 61-62, for type.
Footnotes
The libidinous hare was sacred to Aphrodite and Eros (Venus and Cupid), and live hares were often presented as love gifts.
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