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ROMAN SILVER RING WITH AN EAGLE, A HARE AND A SNAKE - Ca. AD 1 - 200. A silver ring with a broad flat-section hoop widening to a slightly raised oval bezel engraved with an eagle with spread wings, grasping a fallen hare in its talons and a snake in its beak, with an eight-pointed star in the field. For similar see: The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 40003016. Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 7g Provenance: London private collection; ex South German collection, European art market, 1980s–1990s.