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LOT 1096
Byzantine Silver Ring with Dove
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.25 grams, 21.60 mm overall, 19.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Slender hoop supporting a rectangular bezel with a standing dove. [No Reserve]
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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