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LOT 1433
Massive Byzantine Bronze Glove Ring with Religious Inscription
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (33.33 grams, 43.61 mm overall, 22.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z+1 1/2, USA 13, Europe 30.69, Japan 29)).
Substantial hoop with conical bezel, incuse legend 'OHEa/TBAIΘI/IHANI'.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, items 637, 638, for type.
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LOT 1433
Massive Byzantine Bronze Glove Ring with Religious Inscription
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) ‡+BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Double Cross
Circa 8th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Flat hoop with transverse ribbing to the shoulders, disc bezel with two crosses potent in an incuse border. 3.50 grams, 21.40 mm overall, 18.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring Bezel with Inscription
Circa 7th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid in plan with tapering sidewall, incuse legend 'ΘΕΟωρΟV' (Theodoroi, gifts from God). 5.22 grams, 15 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
