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LOT 0541
Greek Bronze Zoomorphic Ring
CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.89 grams, 18.18 mm overal, 16.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)).
Comprising a slender hoop and a lentoid bezel with a leaping quadruped. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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