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LOT 0928

Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird

14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (6.23 grams, 22.66 mm overall, 19.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).

Flat-section hoop and a large discoid bezel with a stylised bird, possibly a dove, with its wings spread. [No Reserve]

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 0928

Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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