Lot Essay
For another Byzantine ring supporting a building, found in Rome and now in Paris, see no. 104 in Ward et al., Rings Through the Ages.
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CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
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A BYZANTINE GOLD FINGER RING
circa 6th-8th century a.d.
The hoop formed from a thick hammered sheet, the sides folded in, creating a concave interior, the exterior with a raised medial ridge, the high bezel adorned with an arcaded hexagonal building, the six truncated columns each supporting a pair of opposing arched wires, with pyramidal stacks of granulation between the columns and granulation along the arches, capped with a circular sheet with a raised conical upper bezel above, with a ring of granulation at the join
ring size 10
circa 6th-8th century a.d.
The hoop formed from a thick hammered sheet, the sides folded in, creating a concave interior, the exterior with a raised medial ridge, the high bezel adorned with an arcaded hexagonal building, the six truncated columns each supporting a pair of opposing arched wires, with pyramidal stacks of granulation between the columns and granulation along the arches, capped with a circular sheet with a raised conical upper bezel above, with a ring of granulation at the join
ring size 10