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LOT 1839
Medieval Bronze Ring with Ring-and-Dot Cross
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.68 grams, 22.30 mm overall, 18.88 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
With scaphoid bezel decorated with concentric rings. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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