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LOT 0747
Romano-Egyptian Silver Snake Ring
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.03 grams, 27.56 mm overall, 22.13 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z, USA 12 1/2, Europe 28.77, Japan 27)).
A slender silver ring in the form of a coiled flat-headed cobra with punched head and scale detailing.
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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