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LOT 1826
Medieval Bronze Archer's Thumb Ring
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (6.82 grams, 36.30 mm overall, 21.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z, USA 12 1/2, Europe 28.77, Japan 27)).
With D-section hoop and triangular extension decorated with incised scrolls and hatching.
Provenance
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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