Bidspirit auction | BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH PROTRUDING

BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH PROTRUDING SPHERES - Ca. AD 500 - 700.A Byzantine gold ring with a round hoop decorated with protruding large spheres, alternating with lines of petite gold pellets. The internal surface is completely polished. For similar see: Byzantium and the West; Jewelry in the First Millennium, n. 7.Size: D:19.56mm / US: 9 3/4 / UK: T; Weight: 9.9gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient art collector, formerly in a Mayfair private collection of Mr. P. S., formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.