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LOT 0942
Byzantine Gold Ring with Cabochon
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.93 grams, 19.40 mm overall, 12.57 mm internal diameter).
Hoop with snakeheads to the shoulders, discoid plaque with beaded collar, cell with claw setting for an amethyst cabochon.
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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