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LOT 0721

Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,655

BYZANTINE GOLD HINGED OPENWORK BANGLE WITH GARNETS
6TH-8TH CENTURY AD
2 1/2" (36 grams, 61mm).

A hinged bangle with pin and loop closure; the hoop scooped in section with ropework borders and median band of filigree crescents; the closure interlocking tubes with knop to the lower edge, the pin with similar knop above, three cabochon garnets in cells to the outer face.

PROVENANCE:
From a noble Russian family by descent.

CONDITION