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LOT 0517
Graeco-Persian Bronze Ring Group
2ND CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
1 in. (54 grams total, 24-26 mm).
Mainly featuring convex hops, stepped shoulders and oval or elliptical bezel, most displaying an incuse animal, figural or other motif. [10]
ProvenanceEx private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
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