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LOT 0958

Byzantine Bronze Ring with Letter Cross

6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (3.32 grams, 22.10 mm overall, 19.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).

Comprising a flat-section hoop and discoid bezel with a cruciform inscription containing the words ΦωC ('light') vertically and ZωH ('Life') horizontally, laurel wreath surrounding.

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Footnotes

The inscription refers to Jesus Christ being the light, and the life.

CONDITION

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LOT 0958

Byzantine Bronze Ring with Letter Cross

Sold for (Inc. bp): £221

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