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LOT 1326
Medieval Ring with Standing Figure
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.03 grams, 23.74 mm overall, 21.11 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)).
A copper-alloy ring composed of a hoop expanding at the shoulders to a large sub-circular bezel, engraved with an animated stylised figure with enigmatic symbols in the field, all within a roundel. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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