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LOT 0639
Eastern Greek Bronze Ring with Gryphon
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.40 grams, 21.04 mm overall, 18.91 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Narrow hoop, scaphoid bezel with intaglio advancing gryphon motif.
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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