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LOT 0883
Roman Ring with Palm Branch
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.47 grams, 19.30 mm overall, 16.66 x 14.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)).
Rectangular hoop with a lentoid bezel bearing an incised palm branch motif. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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