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LOT 1913
Medieval Ring with Pentagram
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (6.26 grams, 21.40 mm overall, 18.99 x 19.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).
With a wide hoop and an X-motif on each shoulder, oval bezel with a pentagram within pelletted border. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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