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LOT 1467
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Lion
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.23 grams, 21.40 mm overall, 18.64 x 14.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
Ellipsoid plaque with incuse border to the tondo, profile lion with forelegs extended and tail raised, radiating strokes denoting the mane; casting flaw to shoulder. [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.10-12.
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LOT 1467
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Lion
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Byzantine Silver Ring with Open Bezel
Circa 10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
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Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular fragment with incuse equal-arm cross to reverse, reserved nimbate bust to obverse; marked to underside 'S002'. 5.3 grams, 22 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
