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LOT 0987
Byzantine Silver Gilt 'Be Prosperous' Ring Intaglio
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 in. (0.87 grams, 7 mm).
Comprising an oval insert from a ring with 'EYT[Y]XEI' in two lines for 'Be Prosperous/Fortunate'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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