Byzantine Gold Ring with Square Carnelian Bezel

8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (9.34 grams, 23.69 mm overall, 16.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).

With frond detailing to the shoulders, square bezel with hatched ornament, inset carnelian gemstone.

Provenance

Ex private collection, acquired in the 1980s.
with Christie's, New York, 'Ancient Jewellery', 11 December 2003, no.455.
Private European collection.

Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's pages.

CONDITION

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LOT 0923