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LOT 1759
Bronze Age Double Spiral Ring
CIRCA 1500-1100 B.C.
2 1/4 in. (21.96 grams, 56.64 mm overall, 16.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)).
Formed with two spirals of single wire flanking a ring composed of several coils.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe, before 1990.
Acquired on the Austrian art market, 2001.
Private collection, Europe.
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LOT 1759
Bronze Age Double Spiral Ring
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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