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LOT 1890
Celtic to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1ST CENTURY B.C.-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (18.52 grams total, 19-25 mm).
Comprising: six rings with decorative bezels; a ring with a twisted hoop and a domed bezel with rope border. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. for some medieval examples Stanojev, N., Nekropolen aus dem 10.-15.Jahrhundert in der Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 1989, figs.508-10,513.
FootnotesSimilar cast bronze rings with stylised animals and chevrons or other geometric patterns were found in the Necropolis of Zabran, Zemun, and dated 10th-15th century A.D. These rings were often decorated with stylised images of animals and geometric patterns.
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Celtic to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1st century B.C.-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising: a coiled ring with a coiled bezel; a ring with a raised oval bezel with linear motifs; two rings with an incuse motif on the bezel; two rings with recessed cells to accept an insert. 21.97 grams total, 19-26 mm
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
A similar cast ring with a silver sheet and notched decoration was found in the Necropolis of Zabran, Zemun, and dated 10th-15th century A.D. These rings were often decorated with geometric and abstract lines. -
Medieval Bronze Corpus Christi
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Modelled in the half-round with draped loin cloth and head to the right; hollow to the reverse. 7.75 grams, 43 mm
From the private collection of the late Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK, acquired 1980s-1990s. -
Medieval Pilgrim's Waymark Stone with Cross
13th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £286
Irregular fragment with one worked face, reserved expanding-arm cross in high-relief. 17.7 kg, 51.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s.
