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LOT 1876
Medieval Bronze Ring with Pentagram
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.86 grams, 20.62 mm overall, 17.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
Slender, decorative hoop and discoid bezel with a pentagram. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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