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LOT 0735
Roman Silver Ring with Amphora Intaglio
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.16 grams, 20 mm).
Comprising a D-section fluted hoop with lateral flanges, expanding shoulders with diagonal line design, bezel set with an oval blue glass intaglio with an amphora. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty 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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