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LOT 0180
Eastern Byzantine Gold Ring with Dove
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.28 grams, 18.38 mm overall, 17.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Narrow tapering hoop with discoid bezel, engraved scroll to each shoulder, reserved dove image to the bezel; ancient repair.
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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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