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LOT 0077
Greek Glass Ring with Pegasus
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (4.70 grams, 24.17 mm overall, 16.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
Aqua-coloured glass, flared shoulders and ellipsoid bezel with intaglio winged horse motif, surrounding enigmatic legend 'Η MMK ΠΟΥ TΠ XII'.
Provenance
with Daniels Collection, New York, 1970s-1980s.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12218-222158.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 68, for type.
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