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LOT 0552
Greek Bronze Ring with Standing Goddess
CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (1.92 grams, 16.72 mm overall, 13.16x15.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).
Comprising a slender round-section hoop and a lentoid bezel with a standing goddess before a pillar. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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