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LOT 0390

Sold for (Inc. bp): £910

MEDIEVAL GOLD RING WITH AMETHYST GEMSTONE
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.69 grams, 23.40 mm overall, 17.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).

Stirrup-shaped hoop with four claws holding a cut and polished amethyst.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

LITERATURE:
Cf. The V&A Museum, accession number M.182-1975, for a broadly similar type.

CONDITION
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