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LOT 0532
Late Hellenistic Chalcedony Ring
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1 in. (3.04 grams, 26.02 mm overall, 14.79 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
Of facetted section, with broad shoulders, flat bezel, polished. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith H.A.C.A.G., Basel, prior 1999.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See a similar example in glass at the British Museum, inventory no.1896,0201.122.
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