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LOT 2186
Medieval Bronze Ring with Pentagram
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.73 grams, 21.93 mm overall, 17.18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
The hoop with a sunburst motif on one side and a large oval bezel with a pentagram motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market from the 1990s.
From the private collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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