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LOT 0358
Iron Age Celtic Coiled Gold Ring
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (6.60 grams, 25.43 mm overall, 19.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Formed as a one continuous bar forming the hoop and spiral bezel.
Provenance
Acquired in the 2000s.
From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous cataloguing information page.
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