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LOT 1043
Western Asiatic Decorated Bronze Ring Group
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
3/4 - 7/8 in. (16.5 grams total, 19-23 mm).
Comprising five rings with large decorative bezels, three with standing figure, one with a waking sphinx and one with a rosette. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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