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LOT 1128
Byzantine Silver Ring with Mary and Child
7TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.92 grams, 25.93 mm overall, 18.00 x 17.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
Featuring a slender hoop and a tall conical bezel with seated Mary holding the infant Jesus on her lap. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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