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LOT 1101
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Dove
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.12 grams, 25.42 mm overall, 21.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)).
With slender hoop and baluster to each shoulder, ellipsoid bezel with incuse perching bird motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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