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LOT 0541
Graeco-Roman Bronze Ring with Dogs
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.92 grams, 27.25 mm overall, 19.49 x 16.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Featuring a D-section hoop with expanding angled shoulders, an oval bezel with a dynamic scene of two racing hounds. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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