Ring with Saint

Creator

Preview

Creation Date

5th–6th centuries

Geography

Eastern Mediterranean; possibly Lebanon or Syria

Culture

Byzantine

Medium

Bronze

Credit Line

Bequest of David P. Harris ('46), 2020

Accession Number

2020.103

Provenance

Purchased by David P. Harris from Julia Schottlander (Tetragon) in London on June 13, 1992.

Description

"The bezel is simply a slight swelling in one small portion of the hoop; it shows the narrow figure of a cross-bearing saint lengthwise along the hoop." Description by David P. Harris.