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LOT 2039
Greek Seal Ring with Advancing Deer
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (2.57 grams, 23.58 mm overall, 19.03 x 20.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
With a slender hoop, an ellipsoid bezel with an intaglio deer motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a south London collector; acquired before 1980.
Private collection, Suffolk, UK.
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