BYZANTINE HIGH KARAT GOLD AND NIELLO RING WITH MONOGRAM

拍品描述

Ca. AD 600. A gold ring with a plain, slender hoop and an attached circular bezel plate, the shoulders with pairs of applied pellets. The bezel is inlaid in niello with a complex interlaced monogram. For similar see: The Walters Art Museum, Accession Number TL.1985.10.59. Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 8g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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