Lot no. 156
MEDIEVAL NORMAN BRONZE RING DEPICTING CHRIST. Ca. AD 1000 - 1200. A bronze ring with a broad, solid hoop and an integral oval bezel engraved with the frontal bust of Christ within a medallion. The head is rendered in linear incision with pellet eyes and a pointed beard, framed by a surrounding nimbus. The shoulders are decorated with flowing motifs. Size: D:17.73mm / US: 7 1/2 / UK: O 1/2; Weight: 8g Provenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s; previously acquired in Austria.
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