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LOT 2032
Medieval Bronze Ring with Ring-and-Dot Motifs
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.86 grams, 20.50 mm overall, 17.75 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)).
Featuring a rounded hoop supporting a lentoid bezel decorated with diagonal lines separating ring-and-dot motifs. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an English collection formed before 2000.
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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