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LOT 1698
Celtic Silver Ring with Coiled Bezel
IRON AGE, CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 1/8 in. (11.60 grams, 28.42 mm overall, 15.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
Formed as a substantial hoop tapering at each end to a rod wound into two coils and the ends wound around the shank. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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