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LOT 1147
Bronze Age Gold Hair Ring
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1/2 in. (2.72 grams, 12 mm).
A spiralling gold hair ring with overlapping arms, each with an expanded central section.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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