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LOT 0805
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird and Greek Inscription
CIRCA 12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.13 grams, 24.76 mm overall, 21.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X, USA 11 1/2, Europe 26.29, Japan 25)).
Composed of a slender hoop expanding to facetted shoulders, octagonal bezel engraved with a bird standing left at centre, Greek or pseudo Greek text in the surrounding field. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection formed before 2000.
Ex North London, UK, gallery.
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