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LOT 0715
Romano-British Bronze Ring with Dome
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.39 grams, 23.86 mm overall, 20.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Comprising a slender hoop supporting a large domed bezel with a recessed cell at the centre. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found North Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK.
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Henkel, F., Die Romische Fingerringe der Rheinlande, Berlin, 1913, pl.III, item 48, for the type.
Footnotes
The shape recalls Graeco-Roman items of the Hellenistic period. Where such items may have displayed themes from Roman mythology, such as the Venus Tutulata, this bezel is simple and decorated with inset enamel.
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