Gold Antique Ring from the Middle Ages Depicting Saint Christopher and Christ

Byzantine (the Eastern Roman Empire) circa 500 – 600 AD. This highly important, museum rarity early Christian gold (approximately 22.85 Kt) ring is engraved with the bust of Christ holding a Gospel Book. His nimb is decorated with a cross. Christ is flanked by two crosses, one is slightly higher than the other. There is a gold ring similar in shape and composition of the image with the Virgin and Christ Child in the center flanked by two crosses (the left cross is also engraved slightly higher than the cross on the right side): a ring is in the Byzantine collection at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C., That ring is stated to be a part of the late 6th century jewelry treasury. See Catalog of The Byzantine and Early Mediaeval Antiquities in The Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Volume 2, page 138, O, and plate XCVIII. It is possible that this ring and the ring at Dumbarton Oaks were produced at the same workshop at the same time period. The round gold plaque with Christ has a diameter of 12 mm (almost 1/2 in.) Weight is 6.62 grams. Approximate ring size 10 (21 mm) resizable Condition: solid gold ring, all original, itact and wearable. Metal analysis: 95.23% gold, 4.77% silver.  The gold purity of this ring is identical to the level of purity of the Byzantine gold coin...

Period: 1th Century A.D. Provenance: Italy Ring size: 6 1/2 Weight: 10.7 gr L’anello del I secolo presenta una montatura realizzata in argento, in cui è incastonata una cornice d’oro che contorna un peculiare intaglio in ametista raffigurante lo strumento musicale romano conosciuto come Sistrum. Questo strumento, solitamente realizzato in metallo, ha origini antichissime: si presume che provenga dall’Antico Egitto, dove era sacro alla dea Iside poiché ne fu presumibilmente l’inventrice. Successivamente trovò larga diffusione in Medio Oriente e in Grecia, tanto che viene citato in cerimonie descritte nel Vecchio Testamento. La peculiarità dell’intaglio risiede, altresì, nel fatto che lo strumento è accompagnato da due farfalle, simbolo dell’anima e della sua transizione tra il mondo terreno e spirituale, e si tratta di un significato che si lega alla funzione di guida delle anime dell’aldilà attribuita a Iside, il cui culto trovò diffusione nell’Antica Roma dopo che l’Egitto venne ridotto a provincia romana e imperatori come Caligola favorirono la nascita di templi dedicati alla dea egiziana. The 1st century ring...

This gorgeous signet ring has a bloodstone set within the 9carat gold band. The stone is deep green with flecks of red running through. Ring Size: L 1/2 or 6 Stone dimensions: 11x...

Circa 1880 - 1890 14k Yellow Gold Mourning Ring, the top measuring 5/8 X 1/2 inch, Black Enamel with a cross set with old mixed cut Diamonds. Nice solid construction and weighing 8....