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LOT 1101
Byzantine Bronze Architectural Ring
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9.31 grams, 30.06 mm overall, 18.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
Grooved hoop with raised rosettes on the shoulders, tall conical bezel with incised concentric circles. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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