Bidspirit auction | BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH VIRGIN

BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH VIRGIN AND CHILD - Ca. AD 600. A gold ring with a plain round-section hoop and a circular bezel engraved with the Virgin Mary seated on a throne with the infant Jesus on her lap. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 17.190.1654. Size: D:19.96mm / US: 10 1/4 / UK: U; Weight: 8.2g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier part of a UK ancient art collection dating to the early 2000s; prior ownership with G.M. pre-1996. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.