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LOT 0169

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EUR (€) 5,210 - 7,520
USD ($) 6,030 - 8,710

Current bid: £3,000 (+bp*)
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(1 Bid, Reserve not met)   |   Current bid: £3,000
BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH HEAD OF CHRIST GEMSTONE
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.36 grams, 25.80 mm overall, 20.26 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 19, Japan 18).).

Round-section hoop with granules to the shoulders, discoid bezel with inset lapis lazuli circle enclosing a later amethyst gemstone with facing bust of Christ Pantocrator.

PROVENANCE:
Ex collection of a London lady, 1980s.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12968-246371.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 368, for type.

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