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LOT 0817
Greek Child's Bronze Ring with Recumbent Bull
4TH CENTURY B.C.
1/2 in. (1.09 grams, 14.97 mm overall, 11.76 mm internal diameter).
Ellipsoid bezel with incuse image of a beast in profile with its legs folded beneath the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf.Richter, G.M.A., The engraved gems of the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans, part two: Engraved Gems of the Romans: A supplement to the History of Roman Art, London, 1971, no.409, for a similar iconography of a recumbent bull.
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LOT 0817
Greek Child's Bronze Ring with Recumbent Bull
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £667
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Parthian Terracotta Vessel Group
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Opening Bid: £5
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Greek Terracotta Vessel Group
Circa 5th-1st century B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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