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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]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 68, for type.
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