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LOT 1642
Bronze Age Coiled Ring
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (13.88 grams, 25.08 mm overall, 19.25mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
Bronze round-section rod wound in six coils to form a finger ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German collection, 1990s.
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Opening Bid: £110
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Ex Surrey, UK, collection, 1980s. -
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Trapezoidal in plan with flared edge and square butt. 125 grams, 98 mm
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