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LOT 1714
Medieval Gold Ring with Garnet
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.60 grams, 17.91 mm overall, 15.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)).
Slender hoop with disc bezel, inset garnet cloison.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
LiteratureCf. Oman, C.C., British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974, pl.15(B), for type.
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