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LOT 1278
Medieval Gilt Bronze Lozenge-Shaped Ring Brooch with Inscription Verso
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.76 grams, 21.5 mm).
With quatrefoil at the upper and lower angles, pelletted detailing, sword-shaped pin; uncertain legend to reverse 'mAN + AVE' perhaps an attempt at the common AVE MARIA. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 1278
Medieval Gilt Bronze Lozenge-Shaped Ring Brooch with Inscription Verso
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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