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LOT 0488
Romano-Egyptian Silver Snake Ring
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D
3/4 in. (4.02 grams, 20.64 mm overall, 14.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)).
Comprising a coiled D-section body and a snake-head finial. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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