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LOT 1638
Bronze Age Decorated Gold Ring
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (3.55 grams, 19.02 mm overall, 13.07 mm internal diameter).
Coiled with graduated bulb detailing.
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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