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LOT 0175
Byzantine Gold Marriage Ring with Facing Couple
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.51 grams, 23.35 mm overall, 19.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
With integral discoid bezel displaying a male and female facing intaglio bust, Greek text below 'OMONOIA', (concord. agreement, harmony).
ProvenanceFrom the late Alison Barker collection, 1970-1990.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12531-231455.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 489, for type.
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