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LOT 0991
Byzantine Gold Star Ring
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.76 grams, 23.61 mm overall, 20.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
Composed of a slender carinated hoop adorned with filigree supporting a hollow-formed star-shaped bezel set with central polished cabochon garnet and granules, each of six arms pierced, remaining granule to one shoulder.
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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