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LOT 0769
Large Greek Bronze Ring Bezel with Goddess
4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (5.48 grams, 22 mm).
Discoid bezel with deeply incuse image of Tyche standing in profile on a baseline wearing a chiton, supporting a ship in her extended hands. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 80, for type.
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LOT 0769
Large Greek Bronze Ring Bezel with Goddess
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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