Bidspirit auction | BYZANTINE HIGH KARAT GOLD AND

BYZANTINE HIGH KARAT GOLD AND NIELLO RING WITH MONOGRAM - Ca. AD 500 - 700 A gold ring with a solid hoop of circular section and a flat circular bezel engraved with a cruciform monogram inlaid with niello. Size: D:16.31mm / US: 5 3/4 / UK: L; Weight: 6.8g. Provenance: Private London collection; previously part of a distinguished New York private collection, assembled between 1975 and 1995. The collection was documented and authenticated in the early 1990s by Dr. Jack Ogden and Barbara Deppert Lippitz, leading specialists in ancient jewellery. A significant number of objects from this collection were published in a professional catalogue, a copy of which is available upon request. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 21909, Antiquities, Lot 62.