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LOT 1709
Romano-Celtic Bronze Double Bezel Ring
1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.38 grams, 23.00 mm overall, 17.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Comprising a D-section hoop with the bezel formed of two rods joined at the centre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Henkel, F., Die Romische Fingerringe der Rheinlande, Berlin, 1913, item 1042, pl.XLI, for the type.
FootnotesA similar ring was found in Cologne, Luxembourg Strasse, this type of ring often being found in gold.
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