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LOT 1916
Eastern European Medieval Bronze Ring with Stylised Figures
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.25 grams, 24.66 mm overall, 19.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
Comprising a D-section hoop and a discoid bezel with two stylised figures, one with a raised arm. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Đurović, I., Средњовековни накит из збирки Народног музеја Крагујевац (Medieval jewelry from the collections of the National Museum Kragujevac, in Serbian), Крагујевац, 2012, fig.56, for the type.
Footnotes
In these rings, a circular bezel with a stylised decoration of warriors is soldered onto a thin ribbon-shaped link, which is flat on the inside. The bezel of these rings was decorated with stylised images, very often military saints, who were asked for protection and blessing.
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LOT 1916
Eastern European Medieval Bronze Ring with Stylised Figures
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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