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LOT 1095
Byzantine Bronze Ring with S-Shaped Dragon
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.03 grams, 26.07 mm overall, 18.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
With hatched border to the tiered bezel, reserved S-scroll on a hatched field. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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