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LOT 0591
Romano-Egyptian Glass Finger Ring
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in (1.01 grams, 21.56 mm overall, 14.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F 1/2, USA 3, Europe 4.3, Japan 4)).
An opaque black glass finger ring composed of a hoop of sub-circular cross-section and integral oval knop. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since in the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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