A BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH A TOPAZ INTAGLIO WITH A BUST OF CHRIST, 6TH/7TH CENTURY AD A BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH A TOPAZ INTAGLIO WITH A BUST OF CHRIST, 6TH/7TH CENTURY AD A BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH A TOPAZ INTAGLIO WITH A BUST OF CHRIST, 6TH/7TH CENTURY AD A BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH A TOPAZ INTAGLIO WITH A BUST OF CHRIST, 6TH/7TH CENTURY AD

A BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH A TOPAZ INTAGLIO WITH A BUST OF CHRIST, 6TH/7TH CENTURY AD

Reference: ART600930

A Byzantine gold ring made of repousse sheet with a square topaz intaglio showing the bust of Christ with a cross shaped nimbus. The ring itself is made of thin, but robust, gold sheet with the underside of the shank decorated with flowers.
27 by 24 mm.
Size: 12
Weight: 8.0 gr.

PROVENANCE
From a European collection formed in the 1980's.