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LOT 0092
Greek Bronze Ring with Standing Hermes
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (11.41 grams, 25.26 mm overall, 20.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Ellipsoid plaque with intaglio Hermes standing on a baseline with petasos, marsupium and caduceus; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
European private collection, 1980s.
Private collection, acquired on the German art market in 2001.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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