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LOT 1780
Medieval Bronze Ring with ECHO
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.50 grams, 25.54 mm overall, 17.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
Comprising a slender hoop with raised plaque at the base of the hoop, raised lentoid bezel inscribed with 'ECHO', hatching beneath the bezel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx 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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