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LOT 0623
Parthian Bronze Ring with Running Animal
247 B.C.-224 A.D.
1 in. (5.03 grams, 23.01 mm overall, 18.52 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
With stepped shoulders flanking an ellipsoid bezel, incised scene of a leaping hound with legs extended. [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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