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LOT 1363
Medieval Gold Ring with Button Bezel
CIRCA 12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.94 grams, 17.96 mm overall, 14.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
With a narrow, D-section hoop, applied knop-shaped bezel.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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