BYZANTINE WOMAN’S RING C.5TH-9TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 6 3/4 07/29/2024 Large size with 2

Large size with 2

Most are mounted with a stone

The surface with hob nail embellishment overall

each side evolving to engage the other forming a spiral or roped effect

Oval bezel with scalloped edge and crude radial and angled engraving and as found on rings displaying the Star of Bethlehem

BYZANTINE WOMAN’S RING C.5TH-9TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 6 3/4 07/29/2024 Large size with 2The Dark Ages after the fall of Rome. Size 6 with 3. 8mm rounded face band flaring to the shoulders. Rectangular bezel with rudimentary key bits to both edges and remnants of an inscribed geometric motif to the face. This form is evolved from the Roman key rings of centuries earlier which were worn as prestige jewelry. The implication was that the wearer owned a jewel box when in fact most of the rings were for show only. Professionally refurbished