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LOT 1693
Celtic to Medieval Bronze Ring Group
1ST CENTURY B.C.-16TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (25.04 grams total, 16-27mm).
Comprising: an openwork ring with spirals; three rings with decorated bezels; a ring with a round-section hoop and a lozenge-shaped bezel flanked by raised bosses; a ring with a notched hoop and a raised bezel. [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 of the medieval type rings Stanojev, N., Nekropolen aus dem 10.-15.Jahrhundert in der Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 1989, figs.28.
FootnotesSimilar rings with with loop and braided wire were found in the Necropolis of Banatsko Arandelovo, Vojvodina, and dated 10th-15th century A.D.
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Romano-Celtic Bronze Double Bezel Ring
1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a D-section hoop with the bezel formed of two rods joined at the centre. 3.38 grams, 23.00 mm overall, 17.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
A similar ring was found in Cologne, Luxembourg Strasse, this type of ring often being found in gold. -
Celtic to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1st century B.C.-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising: five rings with decorative bezels; a coiled ring with linear decoration. 23.39 grams total, 20-25 mm
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The collection includes one complete copper-alloy finger ring of late Iron Age to Roman date (200 BC - AD 200). It is coiled into a spiral of two and a half turns. Both extremities terminate in a square end with rounded corners. -
Romano-Celtic Bronze Ring with Standing Lion
1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
D-section hoop and discoid bezel with incuse image of a stylised lion facing right. 6.00 grams, 25.02 mm overall, 21.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The ring belongs to the category where the bezel and the ring’s platform merge together, forming a round plate. The round bezel is often decorated with an animal figure.
