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LOT 0578
Roman to Byzantine Bronze Ring Collection
3RD-10TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 7/8 in. (42 grams total, 15-23 mm).
Comprising complete and fragmentary examples, most with decorative bezels, including: glass intaglio; olive branch; zoomorphs and geometric designs, together with other enigmatic motifs. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired Stacey's Auctions, Rayleigh, Essex, UK.
Property of a Essex gentleman.
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