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LOT 1432
Byzantine Silver Ring with Open Bezel
CIRCA 10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.78 grams, 24.89 mm overall, 19.72 x 19.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
Flat hoop with clasped-hands detailing to the underside, raised rectangular panels with saltire detailing and interstitial stamped lozenges; bezel divided into two tapering bars, each with a knop finial at the apex.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Oman, C.C., Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, item 632, for type.
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LOT 1432
Byzantine Silver Ring with Open Bezel
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) ‡+BP*
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