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LOT 1170
Large Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.34 grams, 23.12 mm overall, 18.28 x 20.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Comprising a slender large hoop and a discoid bezel with a stylised standing bird. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1170
Large Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £16
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Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp with Stub Handle
Circa 7th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Cross
6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Hoop expanding towards the shoulders, oval bezel with a cross on a triangular base. 3.65 grams, 22.69 mm overall, 20.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
