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LOT 1262
Western Asiatic Silver-Gilt Ring with Bosses
EASTERN ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.58 grams, 23.23 mm overall, 18.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
Penannular in form with square bezel, nine gilt bosses. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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