BYZANTINE GOLD INTAGLIO RING DEPICTING A CHRISTIAN SYMBOL

Ca. AD 500 - 700 A Byzantine gold finger ring with a circular hoop connected with a large flower-shaped bezel. Secured to the bezel, is a carnelian intaglio depicting a Christian Byzantine symbol composed of a patent cross with a sphere at its top. For similar see: J. Spier Byzantium and the West: Jewelry in the First Millenium (2012), n. 33b.
Size: D:17.73mm / US: 7 1/2 / UK: O 1/2; Weight: 6g
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Belgian art market. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimate: GBP 750 - 1500