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LOT 1598
Bronze Age Double Spiral Ring
CIRCA 1500-1100 B.C.
3 3/8 in. (36.98 grams, 87.03 mm overall, 19.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Formed with two spirals of single wire with notches to the upper face flanking a ring composed of several coils.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe, before 1990.
Acquired on the Austrian art market, 2001.
Private collection, Europe.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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