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LOT 0650
Roman Silver D-Shaped Ring
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.00 grams, 22.00 mm overall, 17.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
Round-section hoop flattened at the shoulders, discoid bezel. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector.
From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000.
Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire 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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This is a rare type of Roman vessel, dated to the late Imperial period, between the late 3rd and 4th century A.D. The closest known parallel is a near-identical example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, which retains its original chain attachment and suspension holes at the shoulder. Such vessels were likely sealed with a perishable stopper and intended for storing or transporting perfumes or cosmetic oils.