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LOT 1382
Late Medieval Turtle Seal Ring
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (10.61 grams, 28.47 mm overall, 19.80 x 5.69 mm internal diameter).
A bronze ring with oval bezel engraved with a turtle with legs and neck outstretched, depicted from above within an incised border; split and squashed hoop with convex cross-section expanding at the shoulders. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Chelsworth, Suffolk, UK, in February 2020.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-8A4FF7.
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