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LOT 1117
Achaemenid Gold Hair Ring
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
1 3/8 in (4.11 grams, 35 mm).
A hollow-formed penannular hair ornament with repoussé lattice to the hoop, one end pierced to accept a fixing pin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private art collection, 1981.
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