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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]
Provenance
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, item 1042, pl.XLI, for the type.
Footnotes
A similar ring was found in Cologne, Luxembourg Strasse, this type of ring often being found in gold.
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