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LOT 0811
Western Asiatic Ring with Animals
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (22.52 grams, 23.65 mm overall, 16.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
A copper-alloy finger ring with roughly rectangular-section hoop expanding at the shoulders and bezel, engraved with a central stylised tree flanked by bounding quadrupeds. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEarly 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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Fine condition.
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