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LOT 1354
Sasanian Bronze Ring with Insect Gemstone
3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.07 grams, 26.53 mm overall, 18.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
Inset scaraboid with intaglio insect (hornet?) to the gemstone. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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