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LOT 1184
Merovingian Gilt Silver Ring with Garnet
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.36 grams, 23.70 mm overall, 19.18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
A silver finger ring comprising a slender hoop, large bezel with silver-gilt cell and flange with applied filigree braid; inset garnet cloison.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
Cf. Hadjadj, R., Bagues Merovingiennes - Gaul du Nord, Paris, 2007, item 213, for type.
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