Romano-Pannonian Bronze Ring with Ring-and-Dot Design

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (3.51 grams, 22.85 mm overall, 18.61 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).

Flat-section hoop with a raised circular bezel with a ring-and-dot motif, a pair of incuse ring-and-dot motifs on each shoulder. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. for the type Mills, N., Celtic and Roman Artefacts, Witham, 2007, p.104, fig.RB320 (M195).

Footnotes

Romano-Pannonian rings of the 3rd century A.D. were characterised by a small circular bezel with wide, sloping shoulders and a fairly thick hoop. The dots decorating them were often filled with enamel.

CONDITION

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