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LOT 1568

Medieval Bronze Archer's Thumb Ring

14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (2.99 grams, 24.04 mm overall, 19.35 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).

With a D-section hoop, 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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LOT 1568

Medieval Bronze Archer's Thumb Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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