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LOT 0776
Byzantine Bronze Signet Ring with Two Birds
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.02 grams, 21.25 mm overall, 17.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
With a carinated hoop, notched shoulders supporting a circular bezel with two stylised birds. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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