Ca. 500-700 AD An ancient Byzantine gold ring featuring a discoid bezel joined to a solid round-section hoop, and decorated with a niello-inlaid design of a monogram in the form of a cross. For similar rings see: Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994. Size: D: 17.32mm / US: 7 / UK: N 1/2; 5.46g Provenance: Formerly in a collection of W. Victor Hruby, 1984.