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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird
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LOT 1069

Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird

6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (5.89 grams, 23.32 mm overall, 19.28 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).

With flared D-section shoulders, discoid bezel with intaglio bird motif.

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 1069

Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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