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Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
1200-1400 A.D.
1 in. (2.81 grams, 27 mm).
With a slender D-section hoop, bevelled rectangular cell set with a garnet cabochon; satellite settings at the corners, each with a green cabochon (one absent), the ring preserved in the same condition as it was when found.
PROVENANCE:
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Finchampstead, Wokingham, Berkshire, UK, on Sunday 16th January 2022.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUSS-95B0C7.
Reported as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 with reference no.2022T118, and subsequently disclaimed.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11979-208180.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 567, for type.
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