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LOT 0932
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.95 grams, 19.95 mm overall, 16.52 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).
A slender hoop with discoid bezel decorated with a bird facing back, a cross above the back of the bird, pelletted border.
ProvenanceEx 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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Opening Bid: £100
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Flat-section hoop and a large discoid bezel with a stylised bird, possibly a dove, with its wings spread. 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)
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.
