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LOT 1838
Celtic to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1ST CENTURY B.C.-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (30.32 grams total, 19-25 mm).
Comprising six rings with decorative bezels, one with a recessed cell to the centre. [6, 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 types Mills, N., Medieval Artefacts, Witham, 2003, p.48, fig.NM.113.
FootnotesThe finger rings worn by merchants and tradesmen were made of different metals. The commonest were in brass or bronze. 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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