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LOT 1706
Medieval Gold Ring with Garnet
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.70 grams, 20.50 mm overall, 15.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)).
With slender hoop, cup bezel with inset cabochon garnet.
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
Literature
Cf. Oman, C.C., British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974 pl.14(A).
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