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LOT 1827
Medieval Bronze Ring with Pentagram
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.19 grams, 22.10 mm overall, 19.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
Discoid bezel with incised pentagram motif on a pounced field. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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