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LOT 1161
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Victory
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (8.14 grams, 24.02 mm overall, 18.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
The hoop expanding to form an oval bezel, intaglio image of a standing figure holding a staff, a rearing lion behind. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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