Viking/Byzantine silver and niello ring
Kievan Rus', c. 12th-13th century AD
Diameter: 2cm Ring size: S
With a flat, almond-shaped bezel decorated with niello inlay with two interlacing 's'-shaped ribbons to either side of a central band with diamonds at either end. The broad hoop, triangular in section, is ridged and flares slightly at the shoulders. It is decorated with incised chevrons along its length.
Literature: Compare a silver, partial-gilt, and niello ring in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 17.190.701).
Provenance: UK collection, acquired 1970s to 1990s
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Kievan Rus', c. 12th-13th century AD
Diameter: 2cm Ring size: S
With a flat, almond-shaped bezel decorated with niello inlay with two interlacing 's'-shaped ribbons to either side of a central band with diamonds at either end. The broad hoop, triangular in section, is ridged and flares slightly at the shoulders. It is decorated with incised chevrons along its length.
Literature: Compare a silver, partial-gilt, and niello ring in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 17.190.701).
Provenance: UK collection, acquired 1970s to 1990s
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Kievan Rus', c. 12th-13th century AD
Diameter: 2cm Ring size: S
With a flat, almond-shaped bezel decorated with niello inlay with two interlacing 's'-shaped ribbons to either side of a central band with diamonds at either end. The broad hoop, triangular in section, is ridged and flares slightly at the shoulders. It is decorated with incised chevrons along its length.
Literature: Compare a silver, partial-gilt, and niello ring in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 17.190.701).
Provenance: UK collection, acquired 1970s to 1990s