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LOT 0486
Large Greek Bronze Ring with Leaping Lion
HELLENISTIC, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (5.50 grams, 26.35 mm overall, 20.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)).
Comprising a slender hoop and a thick oval bezel with a stylised lion motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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