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LOT 1943
Medieval Silver Fluted Ring
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.59 grams, 21.06 mm overall, 18.94 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Rectangular-section wide band with dense fluting to the outer face. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, 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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