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LOT 1047
Byzantine Gold Ring with Garnets
CIRCA 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (3.45 grams, 22.27 mm overall, 16.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
Slender hoop and applied teardrop plaque with radiating lugs, granulated surface with inset garnet cabochons.
Provenance
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970-2000s.
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