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LOT 1303
Large Byzantine Bronze Glove Ring with 'AGIOS AGIOS AGIOS'
CIRCA 10TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.70 grams, 27.06 mm overall, 22.08 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, 10 3/4, Europe 24.40, Japan 23)).
Comprising a large round hoop and an oval bezel bearing a three-line inscription 'AGIOS AGIOS AGIOS', 'aghios' meaning 'saint' or 'holy'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market from the 1990s.
From the private collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
'Holy, holy, holy' probably evokes one of the Biblical quotes from either: Isaiah 6:3, 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts' or Revelation 4:8, 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty', and/or a reference to the Trisagion 'Thrice Holy' Byzantine/Orthodox hymn.
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LOT 1303
Large Byzantine Bronze Glove Ring with 'AGIOS AGIOS AGIOS'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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