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LOT 1806
Merovingian Bronze Ring with Antelope Facing Right
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.31 grams, 19.96 mm overall, 16.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
Comprising a D-section hoop and a circular bezel with a stylised quadruped with long horns. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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