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LOT 1705
Romano-Celtic Bronze Ring with Horse
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.65 grams, 17.03 mm overall, 14.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 3)).
D-section hoop and integral ellipsoid bezel with incuse running hare motif. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman.
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