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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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