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PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A BYZANTINE GOLD, PEARL AND AMETHYST FINGER RING
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A BYZANTINE GOLD, PEARL AND AMETHYST FINGER RING
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
The exterior of the strap hoop ornamented with braided plain wire filigree, the sides of the spool-shaped bezel with a ring of pearls threaded on a wire and secured by small loops, bands of beaded wire above and below, the bezel set with a circular cabochon amethyst
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) wide; ring size 11
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
The exterior of the strap hoop ornamented with braided plain wire filigree, the sides of the spool-shaped bezel with a ring of pearls threaded on a wire and secured by small loops, bands of beaded wire above and below, the bezel set with a circular cabochon amethyst
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) wide; ring size 11
Provenance
German Private Collection, 1989.