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LOT 0562
Greek Bronze Ring with Panther
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (9.06 grams, 25.09 mm overall, 18.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
With incuse design of a panther with one foreleg raised looking towards 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.
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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