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Norman Period Bronze Ring with Dragon Walking Right Norman Period Bronze Ring with Dragon Walking Right Norman Period Bronze Ring with Dragon Walking Right
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LOT 1725

Norman Period Bronze Ring with Dragon Walking Right

CIRCA 11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (2.27 grams, 21.68 mm overall, 19.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).

The slender hoop with slightly expanded shoulders, sub-rectangular bezel engraved with a stylised standing dragon. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.

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LOT 1725

Norman Period Bronze Ring with Dragon Walking Right

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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