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LOT 0553

Greek Silver Ring with Seated Man

4TH CENTURY B.C.

3/4 in. (3.57 grams, 18.76 mm overall, 15.19 x 16.36 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).

Comprising a slender hoop and scaphoid bezel, intaglio image of a man in profile sitting with one hand raised; enigmatic legend (Aramaic?).

Provenance

Private collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0553

Greek Silver Ring with Seated Man

Sold for (Inc. bp): £208

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