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LOT 0361
Iron Age Celtic Gold Ring
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.44 grams, 22.84 mm overall, 19.27 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Comprising a D-section hoop with coiled terminals wound around the shank.
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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