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LOT 1289
Byzantine Silver Ring with Spread Eagle
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.82 grams, 23.22 mm overall, 18.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
D-section hoop and a circular bezel with a stylised eagle looking left.
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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