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Greek Bronze Signet Ring Bezel with Goddess

Greek Bronze Signet Ring Bezel with Goddess

Greek Bronze Signet Ring Bezel with Goddess

Greek Bronze Signet Ring Bezel with Goddess

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LOT 0574

Greek Bronze Signet Ring Bezel with Goddess

HELLENISTIC, 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

3/4 in. (3.3 grams, 19 mm).

Ellipsoid in plan with remains of the hoop to the underside at each end, intaglio standing winged figure with one arm raised. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 68, for type.

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LOT 0574

Greek Bronze Signet Ring Bezel with Goddess

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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