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LOT 0624
Greek Silver Ring with Hydra Heads
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.35 grams, 19.95 mm overall, 14.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
With a flat-section hoop, each finial formed as an offset serpentine head; hollow to the underside.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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