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LOT 0340
'The Frinton' Medieval Gold Bishop's Ring with Emerald
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.76 grams, 24.07 mm overall, 18.96 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Comprising a slender hoop and pie-dish bezel with flanges at the junction, D-shaped aperture with inset emerald cabochon.
Provenance
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Frinton, Essex, UK, on Thursday 25th May 2023, by Jim Ridge.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-0840AB.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter, and video from the finder explaining the circumstances of finding.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12140-214660.
Published
Exhibited at Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 14th March-9th June 2024; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefact on display.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 562, for type.
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LOT 0340
'The Frinton' Medieval Gold Bishop's Ring with Emerald
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
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