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LOT 1904
Medieval Gold Ring with Garnet
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (1.72 grams, 21.54 mm overall, 15.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)).
With hollow-formed conical plaque and round cell, inset garnet cabochon.
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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