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LOT 1157
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Gryphon
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.05 grams, 22.01 mm overall, 17.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
With a rectangular-section hoop and a raised rectangular bezel with a stylised gryphon. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1157
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Gryphon
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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