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LOT 0533
Greek Bronze Ring with Musician
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (2.90 grams, 19.84 mm overall, 16.99 x 15.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
Comprising a slender hoop and a lentoid bezel with a seated figure playing the panpipes.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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