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LOT 1986
Stuart Period Memento Mori Skull Ring
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (4.28 grams, 32.39 mm overall, 18.17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
A rare and unusual English find comprising a D-section hoop with incuse wreath detailing to the outer face, knop bezel formed as a skull modelled in the round. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector on the Down End, Ise of Wight, Hampshire, UK, on 24th September 2024.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.IOW-32EFE1.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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