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LOT 1085
Judaic Bronze Ring with Menorah
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.34 grams, 18.62 mm overall, 17.24 x 15.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
With D-section hoop supporting a discoid bezel with decoratively notched circumference; possibly later engraved with a menorah. [No Reserve]
Provenance
North American collection, 1990s-2000s.
Ex property of a Surrey gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 667, for the type.
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