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LOT 1807
Medieval Bronze Decorated Ring
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.15 grams, 22.06 mm overall, 17.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2 , USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
With chevrons to the shoulders and four ring-and-dot motifs to the raised bezel. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the late Alison Barker collection, 1970-1990.
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