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European Art
Public domain
Maker: Unknown

Hanseatic Merchant’s Ring

ca. 1540

Brass

2.5 × 2 × 0.5 cm (1 × 13/16 × 3/16 in.)
Gift of Thomas S. Holman in memory of his father, Merton Holman
2009.129.1
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
German(?)
Period: 
16th century
Classification: 
Jewelry
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