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LOT 1925
Medieval Bronze Ring with Sun Motif
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (11.49 grams, 26.04 mm overall, 19.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Comprising a D-section shank with stud to the underside, drum-shaped bezel with impressed central starburst. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. for the type of ring one of the rings found in the Hoard of Fishpool, in Leahy, K., Lewis, M., Finds Identified II, Dress fittings & ornaments, Witham, 2020, p.268.
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