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LOT 0560
Greek Bronze Ring with Grazing Horse
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (4.23 grams, 21.71 mm overall, 18.78mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
Ellipsoid bezel with incuse image of a horse with head lowered.
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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