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LOT 0990
Byzantine Silver Ring with Monogram
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (7.37 grams, 22.05 mm overall, 17.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Ellipsoid bezel with wreath border, monogram formed from 'ΩΗΡΑΤC'.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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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