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LOT 1545
Medieval Bronze Archer's Thumb Ring
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (3.62 grams, 29.21 mm overall, 18.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Comprising a D-section hoop with raised boss to the base, triangular extension with incised decoration. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an English collection formed before 2000.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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