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LOT 0558
Greek Seal Ring with Centaur
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (5.80 grams, 24.33 mm overall, 20.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
A copper-alloy ring composed with a slender hoop with large elliptical bezel, engraved with a centaur rearing left.
Provenance
Acquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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