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LOT 1236
Western Asiatic Silver and Bronze Ring Collection
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (20 grams total, 21-24 mm).
Including one with scaphoid bezel and intaglio figure, one with voided cross, and other types. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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