5th C. Byzantine Silver Ring - Beautiful Church Design
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Byzantium, ca. 5th to 6th century CE. A lovely silver ring featuring a central design inspired by the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem with a hemispheric dome atop decorative openwork walls of curvilinear motifs, each corner detailed with columns comprised of granules, and a nice substantive shank of hammered silver. Ring size: 7. Weight: 5 grams
Accompanying old tag states in part, "See "Mountain of the Lord" by Mazar p. 245" presumably referring to Benjamin Mazar's book, "The Mountain of the Lord: Excavating in Jerusalem" (1975).
Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection acquired before 2000
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#122329
Accompanying old tag states in part, "See "Mountain of the Lord" by Mazar p. 245" presumably referring to Benjamin Mazar's book, "The Mountain of the Lord: Excavating in Jerusalem" (1975).
Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection acquired before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#122329
Condition
Minor bending, tarnish, and near invisible nicks commensurate with age.
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5th C. Byzantine Silver Ring - Beautiful Church Design
Estimate $400 - $600
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