RARE BYZANTINE HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH HEXAGONAL BEZEL WITH A SAINT AND CROSS

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Ca. AD 500 - 700. A gold ring with a faceted hoop and a hexagonal bezel plate engraved with a saint?s bust, with straight hair, schematic facial features and linear drapery, accompanied by a cross at one side, within a dotted punch border with crescent motifs in the corners. For similar see: J. Spier, Byzantium and the West, Jewelry in the First Millennium, n. 20. Size: D:18.54mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 7.4g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired in Germany; formerly with A. Moser collection, Switzerland 1990s-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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