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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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