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LOT 0755
Late Byzantine Tinned Bronze Signet Ring with Inscription and Dove in Centre
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.05 grams, 23.91 mm overall, 19.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
With facetted shoulders, octagonal bezel with incuse border, central dove motif and surrounding Greek legend 'ΗΠΔΟΗΜαΡ'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 621, for type.
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LOT 0755
Late Byzantine Tinned Bronze Signet Ring with Inscription and Dove in Centre
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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