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Byzantine Gold Ring with Engraved Cross Gemstone Byzantine Gold Ring with Engraved Cross Gemstone Byzantine Gold Ring with Engraved Cross Gemstone
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LOT 0192

Byzantine Gold Ring with Engraved Cross Gemstone

6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (3.35 grams, 21.60 mm overall, 19.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).

With baluster detailing to the shoulders, ellipsoid bezel with decorative band to the cell wall, inset garnet cabochon with intaglio design of a cross beneath a wreath and dish below.

Provenance

From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11865-206975.

Literature

Cf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 309, for type.

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LOT 0192

Byzantine Gold Ring with Engraved Cross Gemstone

Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)

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