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LOT 1880
Medieval Silver Ring Brooch
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.31 grams, 26.2 mm).
Domed-section hoop with D-section tongue. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Essex Coin Auctions, Essex, UK.
Ex Buckinghamshire, UK, collection.
Cf. similar brooch in PAS HAMP-90BA88 in Leahy, K., Lewis, M., Finds Identified II, Dress fittings & ornaments, Witham, 2020, p.111.
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