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LOT 0327
Medieval Gold Ring with Turquoise
1200-1500 A.D.
7/8 in. (3.46 grams, 22.77 mm overall, 16.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
Comprising a slender hoop with a high pie-crust bezel with a cabochon turquoise within a rub-over setting.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13328-257948.
See Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-1E3B30.
FootnotesThis form of decorative ring with central stone setting is relatively common in the medieval period, when a focus on gemstones over metalwork became increasingly common. Several rings of this type are known and appear to have been popular in the 15th century.
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