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LOT 1925
Medieval Inscribed Bronze Ring
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.92 grams, 22.93 mm overall, 20.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)).
With hatched shoulders, ellipsoid bezel with enigmatic legend in two lines. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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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