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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]
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.48, fig.NM.113.
Footnotes
The 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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