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LOT 1081
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Dove
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.36 grams, 21.91 mm overall, 19.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Slender hoop expanding to a heart-shaped bezel with a stylised dove facing right. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx P Chapman collection, 1980s-1990s.
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