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LOT 1720
Medieval Bronze Ring with Bird
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.46 grams, 22.70 mm overall, 18.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
D-section hoop supporting a lentoid bezel with an incised motif of a spread eagle. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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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