Bidspirit auction | BYZANTINE GOLD AND NIELLO RING

BYZANTINE GOLD AND NIELLO RING WITH HALOED FIGURES AND INSCRIPTION - Ca. AD 600. A gold ring with a flat-section hoop bearing a niello inscription and an applied oval bezel with a bevelled edge. The bezel is engraved and nielloed with two haloed figures standing face to face. Size: D:15.9mm / US: 5 1/4 / UK: K; Weight: 6.3g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.