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Large Greek Silver Ring with Advancing Lion Large Greek Silver Ring with Advancing Lion Large Greek Silver Ring with Advancing Lion Large Greek Silver Ring with Advancing Lion Large Greek Silver Ring with Advancing Lion Large Greek Silver Ring with Advancing Lion Large Greek Silver Ring with Advancing Lion Large Greek Silver Ring with Advancing Lion Large Greek Silver Ring with Advancing Lion Large Greek Silver Ring with Advancing Lion Large Greek Silver Ring with Advancing Lion Large Greek Silver Ring with Advancing Lion
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LOT 0093

Large Greek Silver Ring with Advancing Lion

5TH CENTURY B.C.

1 1/8 in. (16.12 grams, 30.64 mm overall, 19.55 x 22.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)).

With round-section hoop and scaphoid plaque, incuse advancing lion in profile on a baseline.

Provenance

with Artemis Gallery, Munich, 1990s.
Acquired from Artemis Gallery, 8 February 2006.
European private collection.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12659-234646.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0093

Large Greek Silver Ring with Advancing Lion

Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680

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