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LOT 0645

Parthian Bronze Engraved Ring

1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (23.82 grams, 20.50 mm overall, 23.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).

Comprising a D-section hoop with bulb to the underside, stepped shoulders, ellipsoid plaque with low-relief running ibex motif. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Paris, France, art market, 1990s.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 72, for an earlier Greek model.

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LOT 0645

Parthian Bronze Engraved Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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