Byzantine Ring with Geometric Design
14th century AD. A bronze finger ring with pad to the underside, hatched shoulders, trumpet bezel with low-relief zigzag motif. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 371 for type. 9.4 grams, 30.00mm overall, 19.16mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. This style of ring is influenced by contemporary Mameluk fashion - see Chadour, ibid., item 538 for an example. [No Reserve]
Condition Report: Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
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14th century AD. A bronze finger ring with pad to the underside, hatched shoulders, trumpet bezel with low-relief zigzag motif. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 371 for type. 9.4 grams, 30.00mm overall, 19.16mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. This style of ring is influenced by contemporary Mameluk fashion - see Chadour, ibid., item 538 for an example. [No Reserve]
Condition Report: Very fine condition. A large wearable size.