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LOT 1149
Western Asiatic Ring with Horse and Rider
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.42 grams, 22.61 mm overall, 20.12 x 18.96 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)).
Scaphoid bezel with intaglio profile figure of a horseman with spear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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