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Merovingian Bronze Ring with Boar's Head Merovingian Bronze Ring with Boar's Head Merovingian Bronze Ring with Boar's Head
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LOT 1798

Merovingian Bronze Ring with Boar's Head

500-700 A.D.

7/8 in. (3.99 grams, 21.38 mm overall, 20.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).

Comprising a slender hoop and a discoid bezel with a stylised boar. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Hadjadj, R., Bagues Merovingiennes - Gaul du Nord, Paris, 2007, item 138, for type.

Footnotes

The ring belongs to the Type 4a of Hadjadj classification. The image is reminiscent of Celto-Roman iconography, although the boar was also a totemic symbol of various Germanic warriors.

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LOT 1798

Merovingian Bronze Ring with Boar's Head

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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