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LOT 1662
Bronze Age Ring with Scrolled Terminals
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (6.43 grams, 24.91 mm overall, 17.11 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)).
Formed as a round-section penannular hoop tapering to returned coils. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Portable Antiquities Scheme reference HESH-A3BB08, and Birmingham Museum accession number 268683, for similar type.
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