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LOT 1797
Saxon Period Bronze Ring with Running Scrolls
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.49 grams, 21.98 mm overall, 18.41 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
With discoid bezel, low-relief running scroll motif and central pellet. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The design is based on the running scroll design found on 6th century saucer brooches.
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