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LOT 1601
Bronze Age Gold Hair Ring
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (7.64 grams, 17 mm).
A coiled D-section rod with clubbed finials.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Taylor, J.T., Bronze Age Goldwork of the British Isles, Cambridge, 1980, for discussion.
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Opening Bid: £40
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Opening Bid: £200
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