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LOT 2076
Roman Style Silver Ring with Gorgon
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (12.29 grams, 24.52 mm overall, 17.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16, Japan 15)).
Round-section hoop, discoid bezel with low-relief gorgoneion motif. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection of a North London lady before 2000.
Property of a London, 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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