THREE BYZANTINE CARNELIAN INTAGLIOS

CIRCA SECOND HALF OF 3RD CENTURY A.D.

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THREE BYZANTINE CARNELIAN INTAGLIOS
CIRCA SECOND HALF OF 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Including one octagonal in form with two fishes flanking a cross, set in a silver striated hoop; one with the Greek inscription, 'JESOU', set in a fragmentary bronze hoop with chisel cut patterns on shoulders; and one with the Greek inscription, 'CHRISTOU', set in a fragmentary iron bezel
Item one: intaglio¼ in. (0.7 cm.) wide; ring size M (3)

Provenance

Private collection, Germany; acquired in the 1990s.

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
J. Spier, Late Antique and Early Christian Gems, Wiesbaden, 2007, nos 271, 93 & 108 (respectively).

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