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LOT 1674
Merovingian Silver Ring with Garnets
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.93 grams, 21.76 mm overall, 19.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
With hatching to the shoulders, discoid bezel with beaded wire rim, inset garnet cloison quadrants.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Hadjadj, R., Bagues Merovingiennes - Gaul du Nord, Paris, 2007, items, 271, 575, for type.
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