Bidspirit auction | BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH EMERALD

BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH EMERALD DEPICTING THE HOLY CROSS - Ca. AD 500 - 700.A Byzantine 19.5ct gold ring with a round hoop, polygonal section. The hoop is connected to a high, open worked, flower-shaped bezel composed of four petals. The petals are adorned with a cross that has a gold pellet at the centre. The bezel secures a green emerald intaglio depicting a cross surrounded by a laurel crown. For similar see: Byzantium and the West, Jewelry in the first Millennium, fg. 11, 24.Size: D:17.53mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O; Weight: 8gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece comes with an authentication report by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.