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LOT 2026
Greek Style Silver-Gilt Ring with Gorgoneion
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.49 grams, 23.58 mm overall, 20.55 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
Discoid bezel with high-relief gorgoneion motif modelled in the half-round. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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