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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]

Provenance

Acquired 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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LOT 0613

Parthian Bronze Ring with Courtship Scene

Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

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