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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)
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Opening Bid: £200
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