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LOT 1172
Byzantine Ring with Bust of a Saint
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.73 grams, 23.63 mm overall, 19.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
Wide hoop with a raised boss at the base, an oval bezel with a facing bust of a nimbate saint flanked by two crosses.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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