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LOT 1120
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Animal
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (2.94 grams, 20.18 mm overall, 18.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
With a wide hoop supporting a lentoid bezel, intaglio design of a running quadruped with long ear or horn projecting from the head and legs spread out beneath the body. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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