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LOT 1092
Byzantine Bone Ring with Dove
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1 1/2 in. (9.08 grams, 40.97 mm overall, 19.28 x 18.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
Christian image of a dove resting modelled in the round on rectangular bezel, hoop and the dove's body both decorated with hatching. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFamily collection formed in the 1970s.
Ex property of a London lady.
Northern Ireland collection.
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