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EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
ACQUIRED SINCE THE 1960S
A BYZANTINE GOLD FINGER RING
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A BYZANTINE GOLD FINGER RING
Circa 6th-7th Century A.D.
The wide sheet hoop flat on the interior and slightly rounded on the exterior, with spirals of beaded filigree wire centered by granulation along the shoulders, the oval bezel with an elaborate pattern of beaded filigree wire spirals punctuated by granules within a frame of beaded wire
13/16 in. (2.1 cm.) wide; ring size 9½
Circa 6th-7th Century A.D.
The wide sheet hoop flat on the interior and slightly rounded on the exterior, with spirals of beaded filigree wire centered by granulation along the shoulders, the oval bezel with an elaborate pattern of beaded filigree wire spirals punctuated by granules within a frame of beaded wire
13/16 in. (2.1 cm.) wide; ring size 9½