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LOT 1207
Merovingian Silver Ring with Twisted Bezel
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.50 grams, 24.79 mm overall, 19.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)).
A silver finger ring formed as a single rod tapering at both ends, formed into a flat coil and wound around the shank.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
Cf. Hadjadj, R., Bagues Merovingiennes - Gaul du Nord, Paris, 2007, item 15 (Molain), for type.
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