C.800 AD. Superior quality and condition.
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1550-1650. Man’s size 8 3/4. Bronze, originally gilt.
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Crusaders bronze ring C.1100 AD. DEFACED BY THE INFIDELS! Good quality with canted oval top, the face aggressively defaced leaving a coarse abraded pattern.
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Identical period. Typical example of a European wedding ring worn by Crusaders. Size 7 3/4 with slightly domed circular top mount possibly repolished by a Saracen. Narrow band. Wedding rings of the period were worn on the small finger.
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Size 9 1/2. Diamond shaped top with incised decoration to the shoulders. Top polished smooth and possibly repolished by a Saracen removing the Christian symbols. Exceptional rich glossy green patina.
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Size 4 1/2. Narrow band slightly expanded and thickened at the bottom, probably in anticipation of wear. High domed circular top mount. Excellent.
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Narrow band and plain domed oval top mount. Size 6 1/4.
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All are genuine gem stones, laboriously hand shaped and polished and worn in antiquity. Each comes in a gift box with descriptive certification of authenticity and makes a truly unique gift.
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These were supplied to a small group of art galleries over the past two decades and include ancient elements, pendants, beads, etc. remounted on a fine sterling silver necklace.
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Circular top with seven wound symbols. Size 6.
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C.800 AD. Plain, slightly flared band supporting a large near circular top with eight wound symbols.
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C.800-900 AD. Ring size 7 2/4. Plain band supporting a large scalloped top with 9 concentric circles
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Simple pleasant example made from sheet bronze with the design hand incised both sides. Height 1 1/4". Note that Byzantine coins were similarly made by cutting out a rough blank, then striking it with a die on one side producing the unique "cup coin".
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C.500-600 AD. Bronze. Ring size 2 1/4.
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C.500 AD, the period immediately following the fall of the Roman Empire. Retaining Roman characteristic but compromised quality reflecting the cultural upheaval.
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Size 4 1/4. Rounded circular top plate with hatched ground and faint image of a figure.
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C.600-900 AD. Bronze, size 8 1/4”
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C.600-800 AD. Bronze. Good quality with flared shoulders and truncated circular top plate with deep chevron design on a shallow hatched field.
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Early Byzantine period retaining Roman characteristic but compromised quality reflecting the cultural upheaval.
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29 length. Hand wound glass beads. Each slightly different shape and a spectrum of colors in the dark red to red/orange range.
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Rural cottage industry manufacture made in the lost wax technique in two pieces with band flared to the top, each side with a high relief heart or triangle.
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Size 10. Base silver with narrow band flaring broadly to oval section conical top mounting an oval red stone.
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Rural cottage industry manufacture made in the lost wax technique in two pieces.
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Type associated with the midwest industrial states.
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Bronze or brass, size 8 1/4.
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Gettysburg. Plain band of heavy silver. Size 10. Broad width with convex face. About as humble as they come.
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Bronze, originally silver or gold plated, with reeded band and central splay of pellet cluster emulating the stone set rings of adult women. Fine rich green patina. Ring size 2.
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Bronze, originally silver or gold plated, with reeded band and central splay of pellet cluster emulating the stone set rings of adult women. Fine rich green patina. Ring size 3 3/4.
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The top formed as a bird with spread wings. Niello details. Base silver with light wear from use and minor loss of inlay. Size 7 1/4. Worn with minor losses of the inlay.
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The top formed as a bird with spread wings. Niello details. Base silver with light wear from use and minor loss of inlay. Size 7 1/2.
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