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LOT 1726
Merovingian Bronze Ring with Female Figure
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.98 grams, 25.85 mm overall, 19.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)).
D-section hoop and a raised lentoid bezel with an incuse image of a facing woman dressed in a long skirt. [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 159, for type.
Footnotes
The ring belongs to the Type 4a of Hadjadj classification, i.e. rings with a sinuous and continuous profile. The image on the bezel is reminiscent of motifs linked to the Romano-Celtic mythology, and that of the mother goddess.
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