Bidspirit auction | BYZANTINE GOLD AND NIELLO RING

BYZANTINE GOLD AND NIELLO RING WITH DISCIPLES OF EMMAUS - Ca. AD 600. A gold ring with a slender hoop and a circular bezel inlaid with niello depicting two haloed standing figures beneath a cross, with gold pellets at either side of the bezel. Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 6g 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.