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LOT 1823
Eastern Medieval Bronze Ring with Chevron
15TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.48 grams, 22.84 mm overall, 16.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)).
Comprising a D-section hoop and a raised lentoid-shaped bezel with chevron and linear motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
See Цуњак, М., Марковић-Николић, Љ., Античке и средњовековне некрополе Смедерева (Ancient and Medieval Necropolises of Smederevo, in Serbian), Смедерево, 1997, p.91, for the type of ring.
FootnotesThese kinds of rings, possibly used as signet rings, find parallels with artefacts from Eastern Europe, especially in the area of Smederevo.
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