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LOT 0712
Romano-Egyptian Coiled Snake Ring
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.40 grams, 24.19 mm overall, 19.91 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
A zoomorphic copper-alloy ring composed of a slender, square-section coiled body with one tapering terminal and one terminal formed as a stylised snake's head with simple punched detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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