BYZANTINE SILVER RING INSCRIBED '_____'

拍品描述

Ca. AD 400 - 600. A silver ring with a plain, tapering hoop and a protruding oval bezel cut in retrograde with _____ ("ichthys", "fish"), a Christian acrostic for ______ _______ ____ ____ _____ ("Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour"). Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 7.3g Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Germany; formerly in a Swiss private collection formed in the 1990s.

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