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LOT 2203
Anglo-Saxon Queen Ethelswith of Mercia Ring Replica
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.69 grams, 22.21 mm overall, 17.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
A gilt bronze finger ring moulded from the original in the British Museum, D-section hoop with expanding shoulders decorated with animal motifs, the central discoid plaque with Agnus Dei within foliate border, the underside inscribed with 'EADELSVID REGNA'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a gentleman; acquired in 1984.
Accompanied by the original 1984 British Museum information slip.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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