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LOT 1860
Sasanian Bronze Ring with Stag
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.61 grams, 22.30 mm overall, 19.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
Disc bezel with incuse profile stag advancing on a baseline, wreath in the field. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a similar figure on a Sasanian banded agate, 4th-6th century A.D., in Spier, J., Ancient gems and finger rings, Catalogue of the Collections. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 1992, p.165, no.456.
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LOT 1860
Sasanian Bronze Ring with Stag
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £300
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Opening Bid: £5
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3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
