Bidspirit auction | PAIR OF BYZANTINE SILVER RINGS

PAIR OF BYZANTINE SILVER RINGS WITH CROSS AND SAINT - Ca. AD 600. A silver ring with a plain round-section hoop and a circular bezel engraved with a cross of four flaring arms and pellets in the quarters. (RING WITH CROSS)A silver ring with a plain round-section hoop and a circular bezel engraved with a nimbate saint standing between upraised vegetal branches. (RING WITH SAINT)For similar see: J. Bagot, El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 586.Size: D:16.71mm / US: 6 1/4 / UK: M; Weight: 1.43gProvenance: Private London collection; acquired in Belgium; formerly in a German private collection before 2000.