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LOT 1737

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

SAXON PERIOD BRONZE RING WITH COILED BEZEL
6TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (1.48 grams, 21.03 mm overall, 17.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).

Comprising a flat-section hoop tapering to narrow wire finials formed into a coil and the ends wound around the shoulders. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Hadjadj, R., Bagues Merovingiennes - Gaul du Nord, Paris, 2007, item 15, for type.

CONDITION
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