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LOT 1369
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Robed Female Gemstone
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (8.00 grams, 22.80 mm overall, 18.71 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
Comprising a tapering D-section hoop, stepped discoid bezel with inset garnet(?) cabochon, intaglio standing robed female with distaff. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Mayfair gentleman; collected from 1966-2017.
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LOT 1369
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Robed Female Gemstone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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Western Asiatic Stone Implement
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Square in section with segmented body and forked end; possibly a yarn-winding tool. 50 grams, 10.6 cm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
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