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LOT 0917
Amlash Decorated Bronze Ring
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (12.66 grams, 28.14 mm overall, 19.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
Featuring a large discoid bezel displaying concentric roundels of pellets, supported by a gently carinated hoop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
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