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LOT 0464
Romano-Egyptian Bronze 'Cleopatra' Ring
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (11.66 grams, 24.82 mm overall, 17.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
Thick rounded hoop with ellipsoid bezel, low-relief female profile bust with hair dressed in a chignon. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference no.A127.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Objects of Daily Use, Warminster, 1972, pl. XIII, nos. 154-156, for similar rings with female-profile bezel.
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LOT 0464
Romano-Egyptian Bronze 'Cleopatra' Ring
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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