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LOT 0379
Medieval Crusader Period Silver Ring with Crosses
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.13 grams, 21.39 mm overall, 16.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)).
D-shaped hoop with large oval bezel bearing a large cross motif, with four small crosses on a nielloed field.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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