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LOT 1902
Medieval Bronze Ring with Cabochon
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.12 grams, 23.88 mm overall, 16.26 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4 , Europe 7.44, Japan 7)).
With cup-bezel and claws setting for an inset glass cabochon pierced at the apex to accept a stud; possibly a re-used bead. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, 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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