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LOT 0556
Greek Bronze Ring with Standing Goddess
CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.55 grams, 20.58 mm overall, 14.22x17.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
Comprising a slender hoop and an oval bezel with a stylised nude goddess, possibly Venus. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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