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LOT 1939
Medieval Silver Ring with Centaur
11TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.26 grams, 22.16 mm overall, 18.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Having a D-section hoop and discoid bezel with an incuse image of a walking centaur holding a sword. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. for the type Stanojev, N., Nekropolen aus dem 10.-15.Jahrhundert in der Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 1989, fig.381.
FootnotesA similar ring with a silver sheet, hammered and notched decoration, was found in the Necropolis of Hoca, Vojvodina, and dated 11th-15th century A.D. The necropolis was related to Hungarian settlers.
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