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LOT 0527
Greek Bronze Ring with Recumbent Stag
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (6.07 grams, 25.89 mm overall, 20.88 x 17.71 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Ellipsoid bezel with intaglio motif of a fallen stag attacked by a predator.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 80, for type.
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LOT 0527
Greek Bronze Ring with Recumbent Stag
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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