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LOT 0613
Parthian Bronze Ring with Courtship Scene
247 B.C.-224 A.D.
1 in. (5.63 grams, 24.15 mm overall, 19.99 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
With stepped shoulders flanking an ellipsoid bezel, incised scene of two opposed figures embracing above a quadruped. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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