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923 - BYZANTINE SILVER RING WITH SAINT JOHN AND INSCRIPTION Ca.

Estimate £300 - £600

Description

BYZANTINE SILVER RING WITH SAINT JOHN AND INSCRIPTION Ca. AD 900 - 1100. A silver ring with a flat-section, slender hoop and angular shoulders expanding to a rectangular bezel engraved with the nimbate figure of Saint John slightly turned to the side, the body in cross-hatched drapery and letters in the field. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 17.190.677. Size: D:17.53mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O; Weight: 5g Provenance: Private UK collection; London art market acquisition, 1980s.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 10/03/2026 at 2:00 PM

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Apollo Art Auctions Ltd