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LOT 1107
Byzantine Bronze Expandable Ring with Spread Eagle
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.19 grams, 20.00 mm overall, 18.43 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).
Flat-section hoop with butted ends, discoid plaque with low-relief bird in flight motif. [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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Byzantine Bronze Fitting with Christ and Saint
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