BYZANTINE RING WITH ANGEL

6th-7th century AD. A bronze finger ring with ellipsoid bezel, intaglio winged nimbate angel with cross within a beaded border. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 489. 5 grams, 24.85mm overall, 20.13mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22) (1"). Ex an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition. A large wearable size.