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LOT 1346
Merovingian Bronze Ring with Stylised Beast Facing Back
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.64 grams, 22.32 mm overall, 18.89 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
Discoid bezel with three incuse pellets and zoomorphic details, regardant beast with open mouth. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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