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LOT 1968
Medieval Enamelled Bronze Ring with Cross
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.58 grams, 21.59 mm overall, 19.08 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
With discoid stepped bezel, enamelled cruciform design with pellets in the spandrels. [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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