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LOT 0751
Roman Silver Child's Ring with Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.92 grams, 20.04 mm overall, 14.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British D 1/2, USA 2, Europe 1.78, Japan 1)).
With lap-jointed hoop, sloped shoulders, inset jasper stud. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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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