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LOT 1996
Medieval Bronze Ring with Cross within Lozenge Motif
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.40 grams, 21.82 mm overall, 18.18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
With D-section hoop and discoid bezel with grooved underside, the bezel with central cross motif enclosed within hatched panels. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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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