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LOT 0342
Bronze Age Double Spiral Ring
10TH-11TH CENTURY B.C.
2 7/8 in. (24.94 grams, 72.00 mm overall, 17.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Formed from a single length of rod; median hoop of four coils developing at each end to a perpendicular coiled plaque. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in Vienna, Austria, in 2001.
In Switzerland before 2005.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Opening Bid: £50
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