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LOT 0778
Byzantine Silver Architectural Ring
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (10.48 grams, 32.95 mm overall,18.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.26, Japan 16)).
Composed of a broad hoop with gently chamfered upper and lower edge, openwork bezel with monogram to top; early Byzantine or Lombardic.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1872,0604.245, for a similar example.
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