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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird and Cross Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird and Cross Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird and Cross
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LOT 0962

Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird and Cross

6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (5.06 grams, 22.70 mm overall, 19.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).

Comprising a flat-section hoop and large discoid bezel with an eagle with open wings and cross above.

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0962

Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird and Cross

Sold for (Inc. bp): £247

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