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LOT 0425
Medieval Gold Ring with Garnet
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (0.93 grams, 22.31 mm overall, 18.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
With a D-section slender hoop, raised bezel set with garnet cabochon.
ProvenanceEx Lionel collection, formed 1980s.
From the Horton collection, UK.
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Evidence of soot accretion to the underside, implying use on or beside a hearth.
