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LOT 1833
Eastern Medieval Bronze Ring with Thunderbolt
15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (14.42 grams, 27.49 mm overall, 19.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).
Comprising a thick hoop with keeled shoulders, a raised lentoid-shaped bezel with an incuse thunderbolt motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Hampshire, UK.
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. 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.
FootnotesThese kind of rings, possibly used as signet rings, find their parallels with artefacts from Eastern Europe, especially in the area of Smederevo. Comparison elements can support a 15th A.D. date.
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LOT 1833
Eastern Medieval Bronze Ring with Thunderbolt
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