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LOT 1902
Celtic to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1ST CENTURY B.C.-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (30.06 grams total, 19-26 mm).
Comprising six rings with decorative bezels. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. for some medieval types, Mills, N., Medieval Artefacts, Witham, 2003, p.47, fig.NM.112.
Footnotes
Seal rings are the most usual types of all medieval base metal rings. Brass or bronze specimens are the most common. The merchants and tradesmen ordered various devices to be engraved on the bezels of their seal rings, and sometimes they gave the appearance of being heraldic blazons.
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