LOT 267 MASSIVE ROMAN BRONZE KEY RING
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Ca. 1-300 AD.A massive bronze key ring with a wide carinated hoop and a sub-rectangular projecting bezel with teeth of varying shape and size. Keys rings were used to open chests, boxes, and caskets, although they sometimes served ceremonial or decorative purposes, such as matron keys, and votive offerings. Key rings were also a subtle status symbol implying that the wearer had valuable assets to protect.Size: D: 19.1mm / US: 9 1/8 / UK: S; 39gProvenance: Private London collector, acquired on the Austrian Art market; formerly in an old USA collection, formed since the 1970s.
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