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LOT 0973
Roman to Medieval Bronze Ring Group
1ST-16TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (30.3 grams total, 15-25 mm).
Comprising: a large ring with a lentoid bezel bearing four ring-and-dot motifs; a slender ring with a rectangular bezel with five ring-and-dot motifs; a ring with a rectangular bezel with traces of niello; a ring with angled shoulders and a circular bezel with a Greek inscription; a slender ring with a circular ring set with a round cabochon; a flat-section ring with grooved circumferential lines; a ring with angled shoulders; a ring with keeled hoop and a lentoid bezel; a ring with keeled hoop and lentoid bezel with linear motifs. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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