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LOT 1710
Viking Age Bronze Ring with Cabochon
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.05 grams, 24.31 mm overall, 17.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
Comprising a slender hoop with oval bezel set with an amber-coloured glass cabochon in claw setting. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex 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.
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