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LOT 1306

Medieval Ring with Bird

12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (1.96 grams, 21.40 mm overall, 17.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).

A copper-alloy ring composed of a slender hoop with an irregular cross-section, supporting an oval-shaped bezel engraved with a pelican standing right within a zigzag border. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.

CONDITION
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LOT 1306

Medieval Ring with Bird

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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