Byzantine open-work gold ring with four crosses Circa 400-500 AD
$60,000.00
Byzantine open-work gold ring with four crosses Circa 400-500 AD
Details
- A rare 21.5 ct Byzantine openwork gold ring
- The ring is fashioned with a pierced round hoop of three horizontal bands ornamented with punched dots, enclosing four circular openwork medallions, each containing an equidistant cross
- Exquisitely detailed metalwork that demonstrates strength and delicacy in equal measure
- Size: Diameter:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N
- Total weight: 8.64g
- For similar see: Catalogue of the finger rings, early Christian, Byzantine, Teutonic, Medieval and later, Franks Bequest, n. 132
- This piece has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements
- This piece comes with an authentication report by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist
- Provenance: Private Central London collection; ex. UK art market 1990s
- This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter
- An exquisite piece of our ancient history that can be enjoyed every day.
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