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LOT 1826
Medieval Gold Ring with Turquoise
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.77 grams, 19.48 mm overall, 17.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
Three cells, each with a granulated rim to the upper and lower faces, set with a turquoise seed bead.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970-2000s.
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Seal rings are the most usual types of all medieval base metal rings. Brass or bronze specimens are the most common. The merchants and tradesmen ordered various devices to be engraved on the bezels of their seal rings, and sometimes they gave the appearance of being heraldic blazons.
