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LOT 1713
Norman Period Bronze Ring with Dragon Walking Right
CIRCA 11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.81 grams, 22.82 mm overall, 19.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
The slender, convex hoop supporting an oval-shaped bezel, engraved with a dragon trotting left within a zigzag border. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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