LOT 486 RARE BYZANTINE SILVER INTAGLIO RING WITH DOVE ON BRANCH AND ...
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Ca. 600-800 AD.A wearable, religious silver seal ring with a round hoop with raised edges and a bezel set with a gem depicting a dove with an olive branch beneath the star. The bezel is surrounded by a highly ornamented border formed of clusters of fine granules. In Christianity, the dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit, and it was the dove that brought the olive branch to Noah on the Ark, which meant peace between God and people.Size: D: 17.97mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P 1/2; 4.6gProvenance: Private London collector, acquired on the Austrian Art market; formerly in an old USA collection, formed since the 1970s.
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