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LOT 1156
Byzantine Ring with Bust of Saint Theodore
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.59 grams, 23.22 mm overall, 18.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
Slender hoop with decorated shoulders, an oval bezel with a facing nimbate bust holding a shield and a spear.
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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