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LOT 1139
Bronze Age Temple Ring Pair
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 5/8 - 3 in. (58 grams total, 68-78 mm).
A matching pair of temple headdress rings, each composed of a carinated hoop, ovoid in plan with two coiled arms tapering to a spiralling discoid plaque, one of which remains flat, the other tiered. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1971-1972.
From the collection of the vendor's father.
Property of a London, UK, collector.
Fixed headdresses at the temples.
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