Ring with Cruciform Monogram

Creator

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Creation Date

10th century

Geography

Eastern Mediterranean; possibly Syria

Culture

Byzantine

Medium

Bronze

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

2020.106

Provenance

Purchased by David P. Harris from Julia Schottlander (Tetragon) in London on October 16, 1993.

Description

"The ring's diamond-shaped bezel is decorated with an incised cruciform monogram within an oval border. On each shoulder of the hoop is an incised alpha. The ring, said to have come from Syria, has acquired a dark brown, almost black, coloration." Description by David P. Harrs.