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LOT 1892
Medieval Bronze Ring with Pentagram
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.72 grams, 20.77 mm overall, 17.43 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
With integral allipsoid plaque and impressed pentagram motif. [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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