Bidspirit auction | BYZANTINE SILVER RING WITH CARNELIAN

BYZANTINE SILVER RING WITH CARNELIAN CABOCHON - Ca. AD 800 - 1000. A silver ring set with a polished carnelian of circular form, enclosed within a broad, high-walled bezel engraved with a frieze of alternating squares. The D-shaped hoop expands smoothly into the shoulders, which are decorated with incised linear and lozenge motifs arranged symmetrically on either side.Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 6gProvenance: Private UK collection; formerly in a 1980s-1990s London collection.