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LOT 0493

Romano-Egyptian Silver Snake Ring

ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.

1 in. (12.3 grams, 26.85 mm overall, 20.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)).

With square-section band and impressed texture detailing.

Provenance

From the collection of an EU gentleman formed in the early 2000s.
Acquired on the UK market.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 117, for type.

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LOT 0493

Romano-Egyptian Silver Snake Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170

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