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BYZANTINE BRONZE RING

$1,500.00

XI c. A.D.

Hoop flat within and rounded without, soldered to a large oval bezel. Both figures are nimbate, wear short military tunics, holding between them a long patriarchal cross on one step and spears in other hands. Up to 20 mm, 16 x 15 mm inside.
Probably they are two military saints: St. Demetrius and St. George.

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