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Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,148
CIRCA 11TH-12TH CENTURY AD
1" (Gold, 3.40 grams, 22 mm overall (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20.0, Japan 19)).
A gold finger ring formed from filigree comprising a hoop of six filaments, the central two beaded; the bezel a complex knot formed with bands of four filaments, the central two beaded.
PROVENANCE:
Property of a London Gentleman; acquired before 1985.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings plate 59(F).
FOOTNOTES:
This item is accompanied by an XRF ancient metal test certificate from Oxford X-ray Fluorescence Ltd.
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