Bidspirit auction | RARE BYZANTINE SILVER RING WITH

RARE BYZANTINE SILVER RING WITH SPIRALS - Ca. AD 1000 - 1300.A Byzantine solid silver ring with a large round hoop with a D section that enlarges onto the shoulders. The shoulders are embellished with a circular medallion and connects to the large flat bezel. The bezel is engraved with a tripartite, phytomorphic motif at the centre and is surrounded by a floral frieze motif.Size: D:19.76mm / US: 10 / UK: T 1/2; Weight: 13gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously acquired at the art market in Vienna; formerly in an Austrian collection formed prior to 2000.