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LOT 1287
Bronze Age Gold Open-Ended Ring
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (4.22 grams, 25.12 mm overall, 20.54 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)).
With round-section shank and butted joint.
ProvenanceEx Alexander Cotton collection, Brockenhurst, UK, 1970s.
Private collection Surrey, UK, 2000s.
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