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LOT 0525
Greek Bronze Ring Bezel with Image of a Ptolemaic Queen
HELLENISTIC, 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (7.26 grams, 22 mm).
Elliptical bezel with high-relief profile bust. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 64, for type.
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LOT 0525
Greek Bronze Ring Bezel with Image of a Ptolemaic Queen
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