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LOT 2177
Post Medieval Silver Memento Mori Ring with Skulls on Crossed Bones
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.28 grams, 21.1 mm overall, 18.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
Ellipsoid integral plaque with low-relief motif of two opposed skulls between crossed long-bones. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old English collection, 1980s.
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LOT 2177
Post Medieval Silver Memento Mori Ring with Skulls on Crossed Bones
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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