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Greek Bronze Ring with Lion

Greek Bronze Ring with Lion

Greek Bronze Ring with Lion

Greek Bronze Ring with Lion

Greek Bronze Ring with Lion

Greek Bronze Ring with Lion

Greek Bronze Ring with Lion

Greek Bronze Ring with Lion

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LOT 0841

Greek Bronze Ring with Lion

5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

7/8 in. (5.98 grams, 22.80 mm overall, 19.14 x 18.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).

Flat-section hoop with expanding shoulders and discoid bezel depicting a lion standing in profile with a star above.

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Finger Rings - Greek, Etruscan and Roman - in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1968, items 1245-1247, for the type.

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LOT 0841

Greek Bronze Ring with Lion

Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)

Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*

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