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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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