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LOT 1134
Byzantine Silver Ring with Cross
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.98 grams, 26.57 mm overall, 20.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)).
Slender hoop and raised discoid bezel with cross motif. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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