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LOT 0842
Romano-Parthian Ring with Trader and Seated Child
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.26 grams, 22.90 mm overall, 19.01 x 18.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
With round-section hoop, ellipsoid bezel, intaglio representing a Parthian trader with a child seated. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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