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LOT 1872
Medieval Bronze Ring with Pentagram
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.11 grams, 24.04 mm overall, 20.95 x 18.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
With hatched panes to the hoop, ellipsoid bezel with incised pentagram reserved on a pointillé 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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