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LOT 1494
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Dove
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.99 grams, 21.35 mm overall, 16.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
Ellipsoid plaque with incuse perching dove, head turned to the rear with a wreath in its beak. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Baldini Lippolis, I., L'Oreficeria nell'Impero di Costantinopoli tra IV e VII secolo (the Jewellery in the Empire of Constantinople between IV and VII century, in Italian), Bari, 1999, pp.208ff., for the type, especially nos.3,8,9.
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LOT 1494
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Dove
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Dove
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid plaque with incuse perching dove, head turned to the rear with a wreath in its beak. 3.99 grams, 21.35 mm overall, 16.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Byzantine Engraved Bone Spindle Whorl with Birds Below Canopy
Circa 8th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Barrel-shaped with incised ring-and-dot ornament forming an arcade. 7.78 grams, 17.78 mm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Winged Figures
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With scaphoid bezel, two low-relief standing nimbate figures with wings and floor-length robes. 3.40 grams, 21.90 mm overall, 18.23 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
