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LOT 0521
Graeco-Persian Bronze Ring Group
2ND CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
7/8 - 1 in. (52 grams total, 21-25 mm).
Mainly comprising rings composed of a hoop with stepped shoulders and an oval bezel, most displaying an incuse human or animal figure. [10]
ProvenanceEx private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
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