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LOT 1799
Dark Age Silver Ring with Garnet
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.97 grams, 19.01 mm overall, 16.10 x 14.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
Comprising a slender hoop with an applied granule on each shoulder flanking the circular bezel set with a table-cut garnet. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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