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LOT 0206
Byzantine Gold Ring with Openwork Monogram
CIRCA 7TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.96 grams, 20.85 mm overall, 17.70 x 17.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
Carinated hoop with openwork bezel and granules at the attachment points; annular in form with cruciform monogram (or Christogram).
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 634, for a more ornate example of the type.
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LOT 0206
Byzantine Gold Ring with Openwork Monogram
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£350 (EUR 406; USD 473) ‡+BP*
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