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LOT 1772
Medieval Bronze Ring with Sea Scroll Design
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (25.65 grams, 31.59 mm overall, 20.04 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
Comprising a wide hoop with raised boss to the underside, incised linear decoration on the shoulders, tall hexagonal bezel with textured sides and incised scrolls to the top. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex 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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