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LOT 1005
Amlash Bronze Ring
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (17.62 grams, 32.83 mm overall, 17.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
With four-banded hoop and large circular bezel also made from coiled wire, insect(?) motif applied to the surface. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
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