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LOT 1046

Byzantine Bronze Ring with Floral Cross

13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (9.78 grams, 24.92 mm overall, 18.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).

With ellipsoid bezel, tinned upper face with reserved scallops to the rim and four starburst motifs. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1046

Byzantine Bronze Ring with Floral Cross

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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