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LOT 1099
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Floral Cross
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (15.11 grams, 26.76 mm overall, 19.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
With broad hoop and stud to the underside, drum-shaped bezel with hatching to the shoulders, incuse hatched cross. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference no.A89.
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LOT 1099
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Floral Cross
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Late Byzantine Silver Spoon with 'St Peter' Inscription on the Handle
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £400
Featuring a large, shallow piriform bowl, stepped junction with a boar's head above, a hexagonal-section stem extending from behind the boar's neck bearing a Greek inscription 'TTETPOY' (of Peter); a balustered handle with a cuboid, striated finial. 60.77 grams, 21.5 cm
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Large Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird
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Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Comprising a slender large hoop and a discoid bezel with a stylised standing bird. 2.34 grams, 23.12 mm overall, 18.28 x 20.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
