Bidspirit auction | BYZANTINE SILVER RING WITH HERAKLION

BYZANTINE SILVER RING WITH HERAKLION INSCRIPTION - Ca. AD 400 - 600.A Byzantine open-work silver ring with D section adorned with a phytomorphic motif. On the shoulders of the ring is a flower that widens to form an elongated flat bezel, inscribed with ”HERAKLION”.Size: D:17.93mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P; Weight: 7gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously acquired at the art market in Vienna; formerly in an Austrian collection formed prior to 2000.