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LOT 1137
Bronze Age Ring with Coiled Terminals
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (6.75 grams, 27.98 mm overall, 20.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)).
A penannular bronze ring composed of a round-section hoop tapering towards coiled terminals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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