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LOT 0368

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,933

BYZANTINE GOLD HINGE BANGLE WITH GARNETS
6TH-8TH CENTURY AD
2 1/2" (21 grams 62mm).

A hinged bangle with pin and loop closure; the hoop concave in section with beaded borders and pyramidal motifs; the closure interlocking tubes with knop to the lower edge, the pin with similar knop above, two cabochon garnets in cells to the outer face.

PROVENANCE:
From a noble Russian family by descent.

CONDITION