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LOT 1917
Medieval Bronze Ring with Pentagram
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.44 grams, 22.19 mm overall, 19.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Hoop with incised foliage to the shoulders, disc bezel with incised pentagram on a pounced field. [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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