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LOT 0700
Roman Silver Key-Ring
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (3.98 grams, 17.81 mm overall, 15.08 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)).
Comprising a flat-section hoop and rectangular panel, short shank and disc-shaped head with cruciform void and pellets in the interstitial quadrants.
Provenance
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Literature
Cf. Pall, M., Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012, item 4490.
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