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BYZANTINE ELECTRUM AND TURQUOISE RING

$850.00

XII c. A.D.

Engraved hoop, flat within, chamfered without, widening to flat, decorated shoulders. The hollow conical box-type bezel, panels engraved with zig-zag and crossed lines are bisected by four straight claws. Inlaid with turquoise cabochon. L. 22 mm, 16 x 15 mm inside.
For similar ring see: Allen Memorial Art Museum. Bulletin. Vol. XVII, Ohio, p.219, 221.

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