A DARK AGE EUROPEAN GOLD AND SAPPHIRE RING, the circular hoop broadening at the shoulder with a bezel in the form of two inverted openwork cones set with pale blue sapphires (one possibly a modern replacement), the bezels are separated by two S-shaped scrolls, 7th Century A.D. | Christie's

拍品 357

357

A DARK AGE EUROPEAN GOLD AND SAPPHIRE RING, the circular hoop broadening at the shoulder with a bezel in the form of two inverted openwork cones set with pale blue sapphires (one possibly a modern replacement), the bezels are separated by two S-shaped scrolls, 7th Century A.D.

细节

A DARK AGE EUROPEAN GOLD AND SAPPHIRE RING, the circular hoop broadening at the shoulder with a bezel in the form of two inverted openwork cones set with pale blue sapphires (one possibly a modern replacement), the bezels are separated by two S-shaped scrolls, 7th Century A.D.
Finger size N½

拍品专文

The high bezel type is closely related to Byzantine forms, but the double bezel, as above, is easier to parallel in Dark Age Europe