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LOT 1269
Bronze Age Gold Hair Ring
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (1.01 grams, 12 mm).
Flat in section and tapering to each end, coiled to secure a braid of hair.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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