Ca. 500-700 AD.A Byzantine gold ring featuring a discoid bezel joined to a solid round-section hoop, and decorated with a niello-inlaid design of a cruciform monogram in the form of a cross. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. For similar rings see: Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994.Size: D: 15.09mm / US: 4 / UK: H 1/2; 13.13g.Provenance: Formerly in a collection of W. Victor Hruby, 1984.