{"title":"Byzantine Rings","description":"\u003ch2 id=\"tinymce_scroll_sign\"\u003eThe Beauty of Byzantine Rings\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"924\" data-end=\"1528\"\u003eThis Byzantine Rings collection offers original rings crafted during the Byzantine Empire, primarily from the 4th to 15th centuries CE. Each piece is genuine, identified and dated by Jakob before listing. Common features include religious iconography and intricate geometric patterns, reflecting the spiritual and artistic traditions of Byzantium. Each listing gives the collection history as far as it is recorded, making these rings an excellent choice for collectors, scholars, and admirers of Byzantine culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Are Byzantine Rings?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eByzantine rings are exquisite pieces of jewelry that reflect the rich history of the Byzantine Empire. They often feature intricate designs to create a stunning visual appeal. Many people love these rings because, not only are they beautiful, but they also carry a sense of storytelling and tradition. When you wear a Byzantine ring, you wear a piece of history and artistry that connects you to a different time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Craftsmanship Behind Byzantine Rings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most fascinating aspects of Byzantine rings is the craftsmanship involved in creating them. This level of craftsmanship is why these rings are often more expensive than mass-produced jewelry. Because of their fine craftsmanship, they are treasured by collectors and often passed down through generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChoosing the Right Byzantine Ring for You\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen selecting a Byzantine ring, it's essential to consider your personal style and the types of occasions you will wear it for. There are many beautiful variations, from delicate bands to bold statement rings. Some people prefer simpler designs for everyday wear, while others choose more elaborate pieces for special events. So, take your time to explore different styles, and you will surely find a Byzantine ring that resonates with your personality and adds elegance to your collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-top:18px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/auroraantiqua.com\/blogs\/questions-and-answers\/byzantine-rings-cross-devotional-guide\" style=\"color:#8a684c;font-weight:600;\"\u003e→ Read the Byzantine rings guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- aurora-hubs-start --\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-top:24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShop by type:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/signet-rings\"\u003eSignet Rings\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/intaglio-rings\"\u003eIntaglio Rings\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/seal-rings\"\u003eSeal Rings\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cross-devotional-rings\"\u003eCross \u0026amp; Devotional Rings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- aurora-hubs-end --\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-symmachos-8th-10th-c-ad-eu-58-us-8-5","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring 'Symmachos' (8th-10th c. 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Such rings were valued for their symbolic power, serving as amulets or markers of identity and faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterial: Bronze with original Byzantine patina\u003cbr\u003eDate: Middle Byzantine, 8th–10th century AD\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 58 \/ US 8.5\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Well-preserved, clear engraving, stable patina\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-B-16-B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreserved in untouched, excavated condition, this ring shows a natural, stable patina from centuries of burial. Professional restoration is available upon request to enhance the bronze’s original detail while respecting its ancient surface. Certificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eByzantine rings featuring paired or saintly figures were common in the Middle Ages, symbolizing protection, faith, and connection to the divine. Such imagery provided both spiritual reassurance and a marker of cultural belonging during an era of deep religious significance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51349730787658,"sku":"R-B-16-B","price":300.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/IMG_7291.jpg?v=1753257224"},{"product_id":"byzantine-silver-ring-theodora-9th-12th-c-ad-eu-63-us-10-5","title":"Byzantine Silver Ring 'Theodora' (9th-12th c. 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The garnet’s vivid color symbolized vitality and faith, while also serving as an amuletic safeguard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Silver with red garnet cabochon\u003cbr\u003eDate: Byzantine, 9th–12th Century AD\u003cbr\u003eRing Size:  EU 63 \/ US 10.5\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Natural patina with age-consistent wear; cabochon shows minor surface abrasion but remains intact\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private European collection; formerly in an old UK and European collection formed since the 1970s. Antique market, Belgium, 1990; private collection, United Kingdom, 2020; acquired by Aurora Antiqua in 2025.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-B-17-S\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRestoration and Authenticity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffered in original, untouched condition with stable patina and no modern repairs. A Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eByzantine rings often balanced elegance with spiritual meaning. Red stones like garnet were especially favored, linked to life, vitality, and Christian symbolism of the blood of Christ. Such rings were worn by both men and women of moderate wealth across the empire, serving as adornments and amulets of protection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52908438389066,"sku":"R-B-17-S","price":800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/IMG_7872.jpg?v=1758997987"},{"product_id":"byzantine-gold-ring-anastasius-6th-c-ad-eu-50-us-5-25","title":"Byzantine Gold Ring 'Anastasius' (6th c. 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Agate, prized for its natural harmony of colors, was believed to guard the wearer from harm and bring stability of mind and fortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: High-karat gold with banded agate cabochon\u003cbr\u003eDate: Byzantine, 6th Century AD\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 50 \/ US 5.25\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 4 g\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Excellent ancient condition; stone intact and securely set; minor age wear consistent with burial\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private London collection; formerly South German collection (1980s–early 1990s); cleared through the Art Loss Register\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-R-78-G\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRestoration and Authenticity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffered in original, untouched condition with no modern repairs. Verified against the Art Loss Register and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and confirmation documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the 6th century AD, Byzantine jewelry had evolved into a synthesis of Roman luxury and Christian spirituality. Gold rings with polished agates symbolized divine protection and the eternal harmony of creation. The banded agate’s natural stratification was admired as a reflection of cosmic order, while the clean geometry of this design embodies the refined restraint of early Byzantine artistry. Such pieces were worn by members of the imperial court and wealthy citizens of Constantinople as both adornments and spiritual talismans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53301176271178,"sku":"R-R-78-G","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/IMG_8822.jpg?v=1762978157"},{"product_id":"late-roman-bronze-ring-basiliskos-3rd-6th-c-ad-eu-59-us-8-75","title":"Late Roman Bronze Ring 'Basiliskos' (3rd-6th c. 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Such geometric motifs carried decorative and protective significance, appearing on rings worn by civilians, soldiers, and travelers alike as the Roman world transitioned into the Byzantine era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze with natural patina\u003cbr\u003eDate: Late Roman–Early Byzantine, 3rd–6th Century AD\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 59 \/ US 8.75\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Excellent ancient condition with stable patina and clear geometric motifs\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-107-B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRestoration and Authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween the 3rd and 6th centuries AD, provincial workshops across the Roman Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean produced sturdy bronze rings with simple cast bezels and geometric decoration. The dot-in-circle motif was a widespread protective symbol, used on tools, pottery, buckles, and personal jewelry. Rings of this type represent the everyday material culture of a world in transition, rooted in Roman forms yet increasingly aligned with emerging Byzantine aesthetics and symbolic language.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53324850463050,"sku":"R-107-B","price":180.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/IMG_7117.jpg?v=1763148405"},{"product_id":"bronze-ring-theodorus-3rd-7th-c-ad-eu-57-us-8-5","title":"Bronze Ring 'Theodorus' (3rd-7th c. AD) EU 57\/US 8","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis solid bronze ring features a wide circular bezel edged with subtle scalloping and decorated with a neatly incised cross-hatched design. Such geometric motifs were widely used in provincial Roman, Gothic\/Migration-period, and early Byzantine jewelry, reflecting a practical aesthetic common across frontier regions. The broad face and simple construction indicate everyday personal adornment rather than a formal signet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze with natural patina\u003cbr\u003eDate: Late Roman–Migration–Early Byzantine, 3rd–7th Century AD\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 57 \/ US 8\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Excellent ancient condition with clear geometric engraving and stable patina\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-108-B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRestoration and Authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. 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Worn by civilians, soldiers, and frontier populations alike, these rings reflect the shared visual language of everyday life from the Roman provinces into the early medieval Mediterranean.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53324945031498,"sku":"R-108-B","price":180.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/IMG_7125.jpg?v=1763149715"},{"product_id":"byzantine-silver-ring-nikephoros-9th-10th-c-ce-eu-59-us-8-75","title":"Byzantine Silver Ring 'Nikephoros' (9th-10th c. CE) EU 59\/US 8.75","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Byzantine silver ring is set with a polished circular carnelian cabochon held within a high walled bezel. The D shaped hoop expands into broad shoulders decorated with finely incised geometric and stylized vegetal motifs, characteristic of Middle Byzantine metalwork. The proportions are balanced and refined, and the stone remains well centered and secure. The ring reflects careful craftsmanship and restrained elegance rather than overt display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Silver with carnelian cabochon\u003cbr\u003eDate: Byzantine Empire, 9th–10th century CE\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 59 \/ US 8.75\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private European collection, assembled mid 20th century\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-102-S\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very good with light age related wear and a well preserved setting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRestoration and Authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOffered in original, untouched condition with stable patina and no modern repairs. A Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical Context\u003cbr\u003eSilver rings set with semi precious stones were worn throughout the Byzantine Empire as markers of status and personal refinement. Carnelian was valued for its warm color and was often associated with protection and vitality. Rings of this type were worn by officials, clergy, and prosperous civilians across the eastern Mediterranean. They reflect the continuity of Roman traditions adapted to a distinctly Byzantine aesthetic.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53600481902922,"sku":"R-102-S","price":900.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/IMG_9463.jpg?v=1765908426"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-stephanos-5th-7th-c-ad-eu-51-us-5-75","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring 'Stephanos' (5th-7th c. 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Traces of original gilding survive, suggesting the ring was designed to imitate the appearance and prestige of gold jewellery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze with traces of gilding\u003cbr\u003eDate: Early Byzantine, 5th–7th century AD\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 51 \/ US 5.75\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-180-B\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very good, with stable patina and visible traces of original gilding, engraving softened slightly through age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRestoration and Authenticity\u003cbr\u003eOffered in original, untouched condition with stable patina and no modern repairs.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical Context\u003cbr\u003eIn the early Byzantine world, inscribed rings formed an important category of personal jewellery and devotional objects. Greek was the primary written language of the Byzantine Empire, and rings frequently carried short inscriptions that expressed identity, ownership, or religious sentiment. Some examples contained abbreviated invocations or protective formulas reflecting the strong role of Christianity in everyday life. Gilded bronze rings offered the visual richness of gold while remaining accessible to a broader social range, and they were worn by individuals across the Byzantine provinces as both ornaments and symbolic expressions of faith and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61290625728842,"sku":"R-180-B","price":920.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/IMG_0452.jpg?v=1772999580"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-marriage-ring-eudokia-6th-9th-c-ad-eu-58-5-us-8-5","title":"Byzantine Bronze Marriage Ring 'Eudokia' (6th-9th c. 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Rings of this type were worn as marriage bands and symbolic tokens of union within the Christian Byzantine world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eDate: Early Byzantine, 6th–9th century AD\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 58.5 \/ US 8.5\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-181-B\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good, with stable patina and softened engraving consistent with age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRestoration and Authenticity\u003cbr\u003eOffered in original, untouched condition with stable patina and no modern repairs.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical Context\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Early Byzantine period, rings bearing scenes of a couple facing each other were commonly associated with marriage and betrothal. These rings symbolized the formal union of two individuals and often served as wedding bands or tokens exchanged during marriage rituals. The simplified figural engraving reflects the stylized visual language of Byzantine devotional and personal objects, where symbolic meaning took precedence over detailed naturalism. Such rings were worn throughout the Byzantine world as enduring signs of marital commitment and social identity within Christian society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61346471772490,"sku":"R-181-B","price":360.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/IMG_0458.jpg?v=1773577074"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-geranos-9th-11th-c-ad-eu-57-us-8","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring 'Geranos' (9th-11th c. AD) EU 57\/US 8","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine bronze ring with a broad circular bezel enriched with delicate gold inlay. At the center appears a stylized bird with elongated neck and leg, closely resembling a crane or similar wading bird rendered in a schematic decorative style. Surrounding the figure runs a circular sequence of gold inlaid Greek characters framed by a dotted border. The shoulders of the ring are further embellished with gold inlaid ornamental patterns that continue the decorative program onto the hoop. The ring retains an attractive ancient patina with substantial surviving gold inlay that highlights the original craftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze with gold inlay\u003cbr\u003eDate: Byzantine, 9th–11th century AD\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 57 \/ US 8\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private European collection; formerly in an old UK and European collection formed since the 1970s. Acquired by Aurora Antiqua in 2026.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-183-B\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very good, with stable patina and significant surviving gold inlay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRestoration and Authenticity\u003cbr\u003eOffered in original, untouched condition with stable patina and no modern repairs.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical Context\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Middle Byzantine period, rings decorated with gold inlay became popular forms of personal jewellery across the eastern Mediterranean. These rings often combined symbolic imagery with short Greek inscriptions that expressed identity, protection, or devotion. Birds appear frequently in Byzantine decorative arts and could symbolize vigilance, spiritual ascent, or divine guidance. Rings of this type were worn as personal ornaments and sometimes carried protective meaning, reflecting the close relationship between jewellery, faith, and identity in Byzantine society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61346531311946,"sku":"R-183-B","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/IMG_0494.jpg?v=1773579665"},{"product_id":"byzantine-silver-ring-theofanis-8th-12th-c-ce-eu-57-us-8","title":"Byzantine Silver Ring 'Theofanis' (8th-12th c. CE) EU 57\/US 8","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis authentic Byzantine silver ring, named 'Theofanis,' dates to the 8th–12th century CE and carries the quiet dignity of provincial Byzantine metalwork. Its separately soldered square bezel bears an incised hourglass motif (a stylized cross or owner's mark) framed within a crisp rectangular border.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine to Medieval, 8th–12th Century CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Silver (billon, silver-copper alloy)\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 57 \/ US 8\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Preserved in original excavated state, with multi-tonal sulfide tarnish, verdigris at the solder junction, and fine use-wear on the bezel face\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-17-S\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eByzantine finger rings with separately worked flat bezels (square, round, or cruciform) soldered onto a flat-band hoop are a hallmark of provincial workshops from the 7th through 12th centuries, active across the Balkans, Thrace, and Anatolia. The hourglass or bowtie motif on 'Theofanis' belongs to a family of geometric designs that may represent a stylized cross, a devotional mark, or a personal tamga-like sign used to identify an owner or sign a document in wax. Such original Byzantine rings were everyday companions, worn by merchants, clerics, and soldiers alike, pressed into correspondence and kept close as quiet tokens of identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003e'Theofanis' is a wearable medieval jewel with a documented European collection history and the unmistakable hand of a provincial Byzantine smith. Its austere geometry and honest patina make it a compelling antique ring with engraved iconography, equally at home in a scholarly collection or on the hand of someone drawn to the long quiet reach of Byzantium.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61653147156810,"sku":"R-17-S","price":420.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/IMG_0590.jpg?v=1776625512"},{"product_id":"byzantine-silver-ring-danielos-5th-8th-c-ce-eu-61-us-9-75","title":"Byzantine Silver Ring 'Danielos' (5th-8th c. 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Cast in billon, a silver-copper alloy, its flat circular bezel is paired with a remarkable hoop frieze of small compartmentalized panels, each framing an engraved bird or quadruped like a miniature metope procession.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Early Byzantine, 5th–8th Century CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Silver (billon, silver-copper alloy)\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 61 \/ US 9,75\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Unrestored, with natural silver sulfide tarnish on the exterior and characteristic cuprite-red oxidation inside the hoop; wear consistent with over a millennium of age\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-199-S\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you'd like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eRings of this type belong to the devotional and apotropaic tradition of the Eastern Mediterranean, produced in Byzantine provincial workshops across Asia Minor and the Syro-Palestinian coast. Daniel in the Lions' Den was among the most beloved early Christian motifs, invoking divine protection and deliverance, while the surrounding bestiary of doves and running quadrupeds echoes the animal friezes of contemporary loca sancta pilgrimage objects. As an original Byzantine ring with documented provenance and clearly legible iconography, it stands among the more eloquent survivors of this period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003eFor the collector seeking an antique ring with engraved iconography that still reads clearly on the hand, 'Danielos' offers both a legible narrative scene and a rare compartmentalized hoop, a combination seldom found together. It is a genuinely wearable piece of medieval jewelry whose faith, symbolism, and craftsmanship remain vividly present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61686442033482,"sku":"R-199-S","price":860.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/IMG_0651.jpg?v=1776884141"},{"product_id":"byzantine-silver-ring-anna-6th-8th-century-ce-ancient-christian-signet-kyrie-boethei-inscription-authentic-seal-ring","title":"Byzantine Silver Ring - 'Anna' (6th–8th c. CE) EU 60 \/ US 9.25","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Byzantine silver signet ring, named 'Anna', carries one of the most beloved invocations of the Christian East: Κ(ΥΡΙ)Ε ΒΟΗΘ(ΕΙ) ΑΝΝΑ, 'Lord, help Anna.' The broad flat-band hoop rises into trumpet-shaped shoulders to support a large oval bezel, deeply engraved in retrograde so that each pressing into wax would return the prayer the right way around. A rare survival, intimate and devotional.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine, 6th–8th Century CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Silver\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 60 \/ US 9.25\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Excellent, with uneven silver sulfide patina, crisp legible inscription, and natural wear consistent with centuries of use\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1990s UK Ancient art collection.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-208-S\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eOffered in its original and cleaned condition with no modern repairs. A Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eThe formula ΚΥΡΙΕ ΒΟΗΘΕΙ, 'Lord help', became the defining invocation of Byzantine personal seals from the 6th century onward, appearing on thousands of lead bullae and a smaller corpus of precious-metal signet rings. Such rings authenticated letters and documents in wax, while doubling as a spiritual amulet worn against the skin. The angular, slightly irregular letter forms suggest a provincial workshop, most likely in western Anatolia or the wider eastern Mediterranean, where this type is best documented. As an original Byzantine ring with documented provenance and a named owner, this is an unusually personal piece of late antique Christian material culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003eFew antique rings with engraved iconography speak as directly as this one: a woman named Anna, fourteen centuries ago, pressed this very bezel into wax to seal her correspondence. For the collector of authentic Byzantine silver, this is a rare wearable artifact joining typology, inscription, and human voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61909443182922,"sku":"R-208-S","price":870.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/IMG_0813.jpg?v=1779689841"},{"product_id":"byzantine-silver-ring-crucia-7th-11th-century-ad-ancient-cross-pattee-lozenge-devotional-jewelry-openwork-bezel-authentic-artifact","title":"Byzantine Silver Ring - 'Crucia' (7th–11th c. CE) EU 65 \/ US 11.25","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Byzantine silver ring, named 'Crucia,' carries on its flat disc bezel a cross pattée set within a lozenge frame, its corners filled with finely incised herringbone hatching. The bezel rests on delicate openwork leaf-shaped struts, a hallmark of middle Byzantine silversmithing, lifting the engraved disc above a slender wire hoop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine, 7th–11th Century CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Silver\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 65 \/ US 11.25\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Excellent, with natural sulfide patina deepest in the engraved recesses and softly polished high points from centuries of wear\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private UK collection; acquired in Germany; formerly with A. Moser collection, Switzerland 1990s-2000.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-205-S\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eOffered in its original and cleaned condition with no modern repairs. A Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eThe cross pattée within a lozenge was a standard Byzantine devotional composition, appearing on seals, rings, and liturgical objects from the 6th century onward. Rings of this construction, with a wire hoop and applied disc bezel raised on openwork supports, are most characteristic of middle Byzantine workshops in Anatolia and the Balkans, where they served as personal devotional tokens worn close to the skin. The herringbone filler in the spandrels, repeated on the underside struts, reflects a consistent workshop hand and the period's love of geometric ornament around sacred symbols.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003eAn original Byzantine ring with documented provenance and a clear devotional iconography, 'Crucia' offers the collector both a wearable antique and a quiet meditation on a thousand years of faith. Its openwork construction is rarely encountered intact, making it a meaningful piece of historical jewelry for the serious collector.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61909445050698,"sku":"R-205-S","price":580.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/IMG_0794.jpg?v=1779689885"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-kyriakos-6th-10th-century-ce-ancient-monogram-signet-jewelry-authentic-artifact","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Kyriakos' (6th–10th c. CE) EU 57 \/ US 8","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Byzantine bronze signet ring, named 'Kyriakos,' carries a raised octagonal bezel incised with a personal monogram of two mirrored K-forms bound by a central spine. A quiet, deeply personal object from the middle Byzantine world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine, 6th–10th Century CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 57 \/ US 8\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Untouched, with multi-layered malachite green, cuprite red, and tenorite black patina\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-255-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you'd like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eByzantine signet rings of this type served as personal seals and identity markers, their monograms encoding the owner's name in a single geometric device. The convention, well attested from the 5th century onward and catalogued by Dalton in the British Museum's Byzantine holdings, combined letter strokes into cruciform or mirrored compositions. Bronze examples  circulated widely across Anatolia and the Constantinople hinterland. As an original Byzantine ring with documented provenance, 'Kyriakos' belongs to a tradition where jewelry, faith, and personal name were bound together in a single small object.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003eThe surviving glint of gold within the monogram, set against a genuinely varied burial patina, makes this an unusually characterful example of a wearable medieval jewel. It is an authentic ancient signet ring for the collector who values both scholarship and quiet presence on the hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62611479036234,"sku":"R-255-B","price":500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-signet-ring-kyriakos-with-engraved-monogram-on-octagonal-bezel-fr-1.jpg?v=1783147860"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-mikhael-8th-11th-century-ce-ancient-christian-signet-archangel-iconography-authentic-artifact","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Mikhael' (8th–11th c. CE) EU 67 \/ US 12","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Byzantine bronze signet ring, named 'Mikhael', carries a devotional scene rare in its narrative complexity: a winged figure with a long staff, a Greek cross, and a lower register of stylised forms that may read as birds, ships, or flames. The provincial engraving style and dark olive patina place it firmly within the middle Byzantine world, likely a Balkan workshop between the 8th and 11th centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine, 8th–11th Century CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 67 \/ US 12\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Untouched, with multi-layered patina and clear engraving preserved\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-221-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear.A Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eByzantine bronze signets carrying Christian iconography were widely produced across the empire and its Balkan frontier, serving as personal seals and as protective devices worn in daily life. The winged figure with staff, paired with a Greek cross, closely parallels representations of the Archangel Michael documented on 10th–13th century bronze rings from Serbia and Bulgaria, where he was invoked as guardian of the faithful. This is an original Byzantine ring with a coherent iconographic programme, an antique ring with engraved iconography that reads convincingly across a millennium of wear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003eComplex figural scenes on Byzantine bronze rings are the exception rather than the rule, and this bezel preserves an entire devotional composition in miniature. A collector piece for anyone drawn to wearable medieval jewelry with a legible Christian narrative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62611480117578,"sku":"R-221-B","price":680.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-signet-ring-mikhael-with-engraved-archangel-and-cross-bezel-fro-1.jpg?v=1783146749"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-stavros-4th-6th-century-ce-ancient-key-ring-openwork-cross-devotional-artifact","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Stavros' (4th–6th c. CE) EU 48 \/ US 4.5","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis remarkable Byzantine bronze ring, named 'Stavros', preserves the silhouette of a Roman key ring transformed for Christian devotion. Rising from a rectangular shoulder platform, a fixed disc bezel displays an openwork Latin cross set within a raised circular frame, flanked by four corner knobs. Cast as a single piece in the 4th–6th century CE, it belongs to the transitional moment when the mechanics of Roman jewelry met the iconography of the early Church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine, 4th–6th Century CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 48 \/ US 4.5\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Excellent stable patina with malachite green in the recesses and golden-tan highlights on the high points; bezel solidly intact\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-210-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you'd like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eRoman key rings, worn on the finger to secure the keys of a household strongbox or cabinet, were among the most practical objects of daily life in antiquity. As Christianity spread through the eastern provinces in the 4th and 5th centuries, artisans adapted the familiar key-ring silhouette into a devotional form, replacing functional wards with pierced crosses and sacred emblems. 'Stavros' embodies this shift, a historical ring with documented provenance that carries both the memory of Roman utility and the new symbolism of early Byzantine faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003eAn original Byzantine ring uniting the mechanics of a Roman key ring with an openwork cross bezel is an uncommon survival, well suited to collectors drawn to antique rings with engraved iconography. Its stable patina, solid one-piece construction, and quiet devotional message make it as compelling to study as it is to wear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62611480510794,"sku":"R-210-B","price":470.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-ring-stavros-with-openwork-cross-bezel-rising-from-rectangular-1.jpg?v=1783146824"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-theodora-4th-7th-century-ce-ancient-jewelry-geometric-bezel-crescent-motif-authentic-artifact","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Pulcheria' (4th–7th c. CE) EU 54 \/ US 7","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Roman to early Byzantine bronze ring, named 'Pulcheria,' bears a small domed bezel decorated with a central ring-and-dot encircled by four crescents in cruciform arrangement, framed by a rayed border. Cast in one piece and preserved with rich malachite patina, it is a quietly compelling survival from the Eastern Mediterranean workshops of late antiquity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine, 4th–7th Century CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 54 \/ US 7\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Excellent original state with layered natural patina, crisp bezel detail, and light wear consistent with early deposition\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-260-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eSmall bronze signet and decorative rings like 'Pulcheria' were widely produced across the Byzantine world from the 4th through the 7th century, made in provincial workshops of the Eastern Mediterranean and Balkans. The combination of central ring-and-dot, cruciform crescents, and a rayed border evokes celestial or apotropaic symbolism, a decorative vocabulary common on late antique personal jewelry. This is an original Byzantine ring with documented typological parallels in the scholarly literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003e'Pulcheria' is a rare survival of wearable medieval jewelry, its geometric bezel still legible after some fifteen centuries. For collectors of antique rings with engraved iconography, it offers a genuine and quietly beautiful piece of the late antique world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62742083109194,"sku":"R-260-B","price":270.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-ring-theodora-with-geometric-crescent-and-ring-and-dot-bezel-1.jpg?v=1784226339"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-theoktistos-7th-13th-century-ce-ancient-geometric-signet-octagonal-bezel-seal-of-solomon-medieval-artifact","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Theoktistos' (7th–13th c. CE) EU 53 \/ US 6.5","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Byzantine bronze ring, named 'Theoktistos', carries a flat octagonal bezel engraved with a dense lattice of crossed lines, forming triangular and lozenge fields that echo the Seal of Solomon motif. Cast in one piece and softened by centuries of burial, it survives with its geometric engraving intact and a rich multi-toned patina across the hoop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine, 7th–13th Century CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 53 \/ US 6.5\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Original, unrestored. Bezel engraving well preserved; hoop broken through at the back, an old, fully corroded fracture\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-235-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eOctagonal flat-bezel rings in bronze were produced across the Byzantine world from the 6th century onward, with geometric-engraved variants clustering in Asia Minor and the Levant between the 10th and 12th centuries. The crosshatch pattern on 'Theoktistos' generates overlapping triangles reminiscent of the Seal of Solomon, an apotropaic device shared across Byzantine, Medieval Islamic, and Crusader-period material culture. Such rings served as personal adornment and quiet protection rather than as figural signets, an antique ring with engraved iconography meant to be lived with.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003e'Theoktistos' offers an original Byzantine ring with a clear, legible geometric field and a beautifully varied patina, the kind of historical ring with documented provenance that rewards close looking. The old break at the back does not diminish its presence on the finger; it marks it as a survivor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62790611173706,"sku":"R-235-B","price":210.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-ring-theoktistos-showing-octagonal-bezel-with-geometric-lattice-1.jpg?v=1784788597"},{"product_id":"byzantine-silver-ring-iesous-7th-10th-century-ce-ancient-christian-jewelry-jesus-inscription-devotional-signet","title":"Byzantine Silver Ring - 'Iesous' (7th–10th c. CE) EU 53 \/ US 6.5","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Byzantine silver ring, named 'Iesous,' carries the sacred name of Christ engraved in lunate Greek across a small flat disc bezel. Six letters, ΙΗϹ over ΟΥϹ, spell ΙΗϹΟΥϹ (Iesous, 'Jesus') in positive relief. A quiet, deeply personal object of faith from the Byzantine East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine, 7th–10th Century CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Silver\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 53 \/ US 6.5\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Excellent, with natural uneven sulfide tarnish; inscription clearly legible, hand-formed hoop intact\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-35-S\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eByzantine silver rings of this form, a separately worked flat disc bezel soldered onto a bent wire hoop, are documented extensively by Dalton (1912) and are among the most characteristic personal objects of the Christian East. The inscription ΙΗϹΟΥϹ, written in the lunate Greek script diagnostic of late antique and Byzantine epigraphy, marks this as a devotional piece: a wearable invocation of Christ's name, carried close to the body as protection and prayer. An original Byzantine ring with documented provenance and a legible sacred inscription is a rare survival of the intimate religious life of the medieval Mediterranean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003e'Iesous' is a wearable medieval antique with the weight of centuries behind it, a historical ring with documented provenance and a legible Christian inscription. Its restrained scale and unbroken hoop make it a genuine collector's piece that can still be worn today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62790616613194,"sku":"R-35-S","price":650.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-silver-ring-iesous-held-in-gloved-hand-showing-bezel-with-greek-letter-7.jpg?v=1784788789"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-theodora-7th-12th-century-ce-ancient-christian-jewelry-cross-bezel-signet-authentic-artifact","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Irene' (7th–12th c. CE) EU 54 \/ US 6.75","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis cast bronze signet ring, named 'Irene', carries a devotional cross engraved into its oval bezel, its fields softened by punched dots. A modest, deeply personal object from the Byzantine world, likely worn between the 7th and 12th century as both adornment and quiet declaration of faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine, 7th–12th Century CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 54 \/ US 6.75\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Untouched, with multi-layered malachite green and cuprite patina; engraving softened by centuries of wear\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-231-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eSmall cast bronze rings bearing the cross were among the most widespread devotional objects of the Byzantine sphere, worn across the Eastern Mediterranean and Balkans from Late Antiquity into the Medieval period. The four punched dots flanking the cross carry apotropaic weight, often read as the nails of the Crucifixion or as protective marks. An analogous piece from Thebes is published in Dalton's 1912 catalogue of the British Museum, and a near-twin from Zăbala is dated to the second half of the 12th century, confirming this typology as an original Byzantine ring with documented provenance in scholarship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003e'Irene' is a wearable medieval-era artifact with an engraved iconography that speaks plainly of the faith of its owner. Its restrained scale and layered patina make it an unusually intimate survival, suited to collectors who value quiet authenticity over spectacle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62790621823306,"sku":"R-231-B","price":220.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-signet-ring-theodora-with-engraved-cross-and-dot-bezel-front-vi-1.jpg?v=1784788963"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-aetheria-4th-7th-century-ce-ancient-signet-jewelry-floral-bezel-ribbed-shoulders-authentic-artifact","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Aetheria' (4th–7th c. CE) EU 61 \/ US 9.5","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis authentic Byzantine bronze signet ring, named 'Aetheria', dates to the 4th–7th century CE. Its raised rectangular bezel bears a softly engraved floral motif, framed by architectural stepped shoulders with parallel ribbed grooves that descend into a plain D-section hoop. The layered malachite and cuprite patina speaks to centuries of quiet burial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine, 4th–7th Century CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 61 \/ US 9.5\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Excellent original state with rich multi-layered patina, engraved motif legible under raking light, slight ancient hoop deformation\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-238-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eRectangular-bezel signets on ribbed shoulders emerged from Roman workshops and reached their fullest expression in the early Byzantine world, where they served as personal seals for merchants, clerics, and citizens across Asia Minor and the eastern Mediterranean. Floral motifs like the one on 'Aetheria' carried decorative and possibly amuletic meaning, echoing the palmette and rosette vocabulary found across Byzantine metalwork. This is an original Byzantine ring with documented provenance, a wearable fragment of the Christian late-antique world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003e'Aetheria' is a wearable medieval-era antiquity whose architectural shoulders and quiet floral bezel reward close looking. For collectors seeking an authentic Byzantine signet ring with genuine burial patina and a clear typological pedigree, it is a considered choice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62790623396170,"sku":"R-238-B","price":340.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-signet-ring-aetheria-with-engraved-floral-bezel-front-view-show-1.jpg?v=1784789024"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-theodoros-4th-7th-century-ce-ancient-signet-jewelry-herringbone-bezel-authentic-artifact","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Theodoros' (4th–7th c. CE) EU 49 \/ US 5","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Byzantine bronze signet ring, named 'Theodoros', carries an oval bezel divided into three horizontal registers filled with fine herringbone impressions, a stylised leaf or fern-frond pattern likely evoking Late Antique symbols of victory and protection. Ribbed shoulders flare from a narrow D-section hoop, and the multi-layered patina, malachite green in the recesses, tenorite black on the ridges, cuprite red on the wear points, testifies to centuries in the ground.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine, 4th–7th Century CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 49 \/ US 5\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Excellent, with intact bezel decoration and rich natural patina\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-233-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eAs the classical figural intaglio gave way to abstract and vegetal ornament in Late Antiquity, Byzantine artisans produced cast bronze signets like 'Theodoros' across the eastern Mediterranean and Balkans. The three-register herringbone motif belongs to a wider decorative vocabulary that likely stylises palm or fern leaves, motifs long associated with triumph and divine favour in both pagan and early Christian iconography. Signet rings of this type served as personal seals and identity markers for citizens, clergy, and soldiers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003eAn authentic Byzantine bronze ring with documented provenance and a crisply legible bezel, 'Theodoros' offers the rare combination of scholarly interest and wearable antiquity. Its abstract ornament reads as strikingly modern on the hand, making it a considered choice for the collector of historic jewelry with engraved iconography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62790629622090,"sku":"R-233-B","price":210.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-signet-ring-theodoros-with-herringbone-engraved-oval-bezel-top-1.jpg?v=1784789201"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-theoxena-8th-11th-century-ce-ancient-scalloped-bezel-ring-and-dot-apotropaic-jewelry","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Theoxena' (8th–11th c. CE) EU 53 \/ US 6.5","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Byzantine cast bronze ring, named 'Theoxena', carries a scalloped oval bezel divided into four quadrants, each stamped with a ring-and-dot motif and framed by fields of finely punched stippling. The composition forms an implicit cross, a quiet geometric prayer echoing the apotropaic 'eye' symbolism of the middle Byzantine world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine, 8th–11th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 53 \/ US 6.5\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Untouched original state, with a varied earthy patina of cuprite, tenorite, and traces of malachite; natural wear gradient on the bezel bosses\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-213-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eRing-and-dot motifs, known to scholars as Kreisaugenpunze, were among the most enduring protective symbols of the Byzantine world, understood as watchful eyes warding off harm. Cast in provincial workshops across Anatolia and the Balkans, rings of this type were worn by men and women alike as everyday amulets and modest personal seals. 'Theoxena' belongs to this widespread tradition of wearable medieval jewelry, its geometric program echoing the cruciform designs documented on comparable 8th–11th century pieces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003eAn original Byzantine ring with an intact patina and legible iconography, 'Theoxena' offers the collector an authentic ring with engraved iconography that still reads clearly a millennium after it was buried. Its quiet geometry sits comfortably on the modern hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62790633128266,"sku":"R-213-B","price":210.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-ring-theoxena-with-scalloped-bezel-and-four-ring-and-dot-motifs-1.jpg?v=1784789259"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-stellaris-4th-6th-century-ce-ancient-late-roman-signet-star-cross-motif-authentic-artifact","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Stellaris' (4th–6th c. CE) EU 60 \/ US 9.25","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Roman to Early Byzantine bronze signet ring, named 'Stellaris', carries a radiating star or cross motif on its integral circular bezel, its interstices filled with clusters of small punched dots. Cast in a single piece with a smoothly tapering D-section hoop, it is a quiet, powerful survival from the transitional world between Roman antiquity and the Christian Byzantine age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine, 4th–6th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 60 \/ US 9.25\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Excellent ancient patina, bezel motif fully legible, moderate wear consistent with centuries of burial\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-212-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eBronze signet rings bearing the X or cross motif with punched-dot infill are documented across the Roman and Early Byzantine world, from the Danubian limes at Gerulata to provincial Gaul. Scholars including H. Guiraud have cautiously read such devices as early christograms, though they may equally represent solar, stellar, or apotropaic marks. Rings of this type were personal seals and everyday ornaments alike, worn by soldiers, tradespeople, and clergy across the shifting provinces of a Christianizing empire, and today they stand among the most evocative examples of wearable medieval jewelry from Late Antiquity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003e'Stellaris' is an authentic antique ring with engraved iconography of quiet symbolic depth, a small but genuinely scholarly artifact whose bezel design has direct published parallels in the archaeological record. Its balanced proportions and stable patina make it as suited to the collector's cabinet as to the hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62790684901706,"sku":"R-212-B","price":300.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-signet-ring-stellaris-held-in-gloved-hand-star-and-cross-bezel-1.jpg?v=1784790246"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-theodulos-5th-7th-century-ce-ancient-signet-jewelry-herringbone-bezel-stepped-shoulders","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Theodulos' (5th–7th c. CE) EU 47 \/ US 4","description":"\u003cp\u003eA small, quietly powerful Byzantine bronze signet, named 'Theodulos', with a flat circular bezel set upon dramatically stepped, castellated shoulders. The bezel carries an incised herringbone device: two vertical lines flanked by triangular fields of diagonal hatching, a symmetrical, fern-like pattern that would have served its owner as a personal mark.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine, 5th–7th Century CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 47 \/ US 4\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Intact, with stable multi-tonal olive-brown to black patina and calcareous deposits in the recesses; engraving fully legible\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-262-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eCast as a single integral piece, this ring belongs to a well-documented family of early Byzantine bronze signets whose distinctive stepped, notched shoulders mark them as products of the Justinianic era and its aftermath, likely from a Balkan or Eastern Mediterranean workshop. The abstract herringbone motif on the bezel functioned as a personal seal, an owner's mark that could be impressed into wax or clay to authenticate letters and parcels, an original Byzantine ring bridging the Roman world and the medieval one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003eAn authentic, wearable antique with documented provenance and unusually characterful architecture, the flaring castellated shoulders give it a sculptural presence far greater than its modest size suggests. A collector's signet ring with genuine typological weight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62824558199114,"sku":"R-262-B","price":280.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-signet-ring-theodulos-with-incised-herringbone-bezel-top-view-1.jpg?v=1785263490"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-zosimos-4th-7th-century-ce-ancient-signet-quadruped-star-authentic-artifact","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Zosimos' (4th–7th c. CE) EU 54 \/ US 7","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Byzantine bronze signet ring, named 'Zosimos,' carries on its raised square bezel a striding quadruped accompanied by a six-pointed star and a short incised mark. The variegated patina, black, green, and touches of red, testifies to more than a millennium in the ground, and the separately worked bezel soldered onto a slender D-section hoop is a hallmark of Roman to Early Byzantine ring construction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine, 4th–7th Century CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 54 \/ US 7\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Untouched, with heavy multi-layered patina and softened engraving from long burial\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-222-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eIn the Roman and Early Byzantine world, bronze signet rings served both as personal seals and as apotropaic charms. The pairing of a zoomorphic device, here likely a lion or hound, with an astral symbol reflects a widespread late antique belief in the protective power of celestial and animal imagery. Rings of this construction, a thin cylindrical hoop with a separately soldered square bezel, are well documented across Asia Minor and the eastern Mediterranean, an authentic Byzantine ring with documented provenance from a period when personal identity and faith were often carried on the hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003e'Zosimos' is a genuine antique ring with engraved iconography that rewards close looking: the quadruped, the star, the quiet mark in the corner. Its dark, mineral-rich surface and legible motif make it a wearable piece of the Byzantine world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62824558362954,"sku":"R-222-B","price":340.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-byzantine-fine-jewelry-4th-7th-c-ce-bronze-9_669ab787-086a-4bf7-bf3d-51cc7a1393d9.jpg?v=1785263503"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-kyros-5th-7th-century-ce-ancient-christian-cross-pellet-signet-authentic-early-byzantine-jewelry","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Kyros' (5th–7th c. CE) EU 53 \/ US 6.5","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Byzantine bronze ring, named 'Kyros,' is an Early Christian signet cast in a single piece during the 5th to 7th century CE. Its raised rectangular bezel bears an incised equal-armed cross dividing the field into four quadrants, framed by eight punched pellets, a devotional and apotropaic device beloved in the provinces of the Early Byzantine world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine, 5th–7th Century CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 53 \/ US 6.5\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Excellent ancient condition with multi-layered malachite green and cuprite red patina, cross and pellets clearly legible\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-81-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eRings of this form belong to the great flourishing of Early Christian personal devotion across the Eastern Mediterranean, from Anatolia and the Balkans to the Levant. The cross dividing the bezel into quadrants, encircled by punched pellets, functioned as both a mark of faith and a protective sign, worn daily by townspeople, soldiers, and clergy alike. The distinctive lateral wing-shoulders flanking the platform bezel place 'Kyros' firmly within the provincial workshop traditions of the 5th to 7th century, an authentic original Byzantine ring with documented provenance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003e'Kyros' is a compelling example of wearable medieval jewelry from the dawn of Christian Europe, sturdy enough to enjoy and rich with iconographic meaning. Its clear cross-and-pellet bezel and layered patina make it an antique ring with engraved iconography that speaks directly to the collector of early Christian art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63381407727946,"sku":"R-81-B","price":340.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-signet-ring-kyros-with-cross-and-pellet-bezel-three-quarter-vie-1.jpg?v=1788071708"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-theophylos-11th-13th-century-ce-ancient-jewelry-hatched-border-bezel-large-disc-signet-collector-artifact","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Theophylos' (11th–13th c. CE) EU 60 \/ US 9","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis substantial Byzantine bronze ring, named 'Theophylos', carries a large flat disc bezel framed by a double concentric border filled with oblique hatch marks. Its imposing scale, tapering D-section hoop, and layered malachite patina place it firmly among the Middle Byzantine decorative rings of the 11th to 13th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 60 \/ US 9\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Well-preserved with multi-layered burial patina; one bezel corner slightly lowered from age\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-280-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eOffered in its original and cleaned condition with no modern repairs. A Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eLarge disc-bezel rings of this construction, known to scholarship as Davidson's Type Q, were widely worn during the Middle Byzantine centuries as decorative and status pieces rather than working seals. The hatched border framing a smooth central field belongs to a well-attested Byzantine ornamental vocabulary, where geometric rhythm carried both aesthetic and apotropaic weight. An unusual detail here is the trio of incised lines cut into the reverse of the bezel, a discreet finishing gesture rarely visible in wear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003eAn original Byzantine ring of unusually generous proportion, 'Theophylos' offers a wearable medieval artifact with the presence of a much rarer object. Its dual-face decoration and documented provenance make it a satisfying historical ring for the collector who values form and quiet authority over ostentation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63426074673482,"sku":"R-280-B","price":300.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-ring-xenaros-with-large-flat-oval-bezel-three-quarter-view-1.jpg?v=1788585262"},{"product_id":"byzantine-silver-ring-chryselia-4th-7th-century-ce-ancient-niello-jewelry-vegetal-bezel-authentic-artifact","title":"Byzantine Silver Ring - 'Chryselia' (4th–7th c. CE) EU 64 \/ US 10.75","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis cast silver ring, named 'Chryselia', carries a small oval bezel worked with a niello-inlaid vegetal design radiating from a central dome. Paired hemispherical dots mark each shoulder, and the D-section hoop widens smoothly into the bezel in a single integral casting, a form typical for the Roman to Early Byzantine period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine, 4th–7th Century CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Silver\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 64 \/ US 10.75\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Well-preserved with uneven silver-sulfide tarnish, niello intact in the recessed channels, natural wear on high points\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-291-S\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eOffered in its original and cleaned condition with no modern repairs. A Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eNiello, a black sulfide compound inlaid into cut channels, became a favoured technique for silver rings from the late 5th century onward, allowing craftsmen to draw crisp dark lines against a bright metal ground. The radiating vegetal motif, four curved strokes and leaf-like elements circling a raised dome, belongs to a transitional decorative vocabulary in which classical palmettes and early Christian foliate cross forms overlap. Paired hemispherical dots at the shoulders are a recognised feature of the period's ring typology, seen on cast silver bands intended for personal adornment rather than for sealing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003eAn original Byzantine ring in silver with legible niello work is an uncommon survival, and 'Chryselia' offers both the visual poetry of its 'eye' motif and the documented provenance collectors look for in wearable antique jewellery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63426137882954,"sku":"R-291-S","price":860.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-silver-ring-chryselia-standing-upright-showing-niello-inlaid-vegetal-b-1.jpg?v=1788592156"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-doukas-5th-13th-c-navette-bezel","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Doukas' (5th–13th c. CE) EU 59.5 \/ US 9","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cast bronze ring with a navette bezel, 'Doukas' carries an incised device divided into three vertical panels, a composition that hovers between geometry and script. The variegated green and reddish-brown patina traces the ring's long rest in the earth, while the flat bezel face still holds its engraved marks with clarity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze (likely)\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 59.5 \/ US 9\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Untouched, with layered patina and mineral deposits within the incised lines; minor high-point wear consistent with age\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-10-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eCast bronze rings with pointed-oval or navette bezels were made across a long Byzantine horizon, their flat faces incised with monograms, schematic figures, or purely geometric arrangements. The three-panel layout on 'Doukas' includes two Y-shaped elements flanked by angular strokes; these may represent letters, stylized wings, or ornament alone, and the reading remains open. Rings of this general form served as personal adornment and, where the device reads in reverse, could also function as seals, though no impression documents that use here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003eThe navette bezel, the layered corrosion, and the ambiguous three-panel device make 'Doukas' an engaging study piece: a ring that invites the eye to test letters, symbols, and pattern in turn without settling on any one answer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63602946507082,"sku":"R-10-B","price":260.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-ring-doukas-with-navette-bezel-showing-three-panel-incised-devi-1.jpg?v=1789810373"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-kalothea-10th-13th-c-quatrefoil-bezel","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Kalothea' (10th–13th c. 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The piece is compact and quietly expressive, its dark green patina lending weight to a modest, workshop-made form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze (likely)\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 48 \/ US 4.5\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Intact, with multi-layered green and grey patina; engraving clearly legible; minor surface irregularities consistent with age.\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-98-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is preserved in its untouched state, showing natural aging and patina from centuries of burial and wear. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eCast bronze rings with integral circular bezels and simple incised devices were widely produced during the Middle Byzantine centuries, often as everyday personal adornments rather than commissioned fine work. The quatrefoil or four-petalled rosette is a recurring motif on rings of this type and may have carried decorative or possibly apotropaic meaning. Whether such a ring functioned as a seal is not always clear; no reversed lettering is present here, though the raised-rim bezel could in principle have taken an impression in soft material.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003cbr\u003e'Kalothea' pairs an unmistakably vernacular hand with a clearly legible motif, offering collectors a compact, characterful example of Middle Byzantine metalwork. Its small size and quiet geometry make it an appealing study piece for those drawn to the everyday jewellery of the era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63602969903434,"sku":"R-98-B","price":200.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-ring-kalothea-top-view-of-circular-bezel-with-four-petalled-ros-2.jpg?v=1789810985"},{"product_id":"byzantine-silver-ring-klados-10th-14th-c-ce-intaglio-disc-bezel","title":"Byzantine Silver Ring - 'Klados' (10th–14th c. CE) EU 60 \/ US 9.25","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine silver ring named 'Klados', engraved with what is most likely a stylised flowering cross between two palm branches, a Christian sign of faith, protection and eternal life. The large flat disc sits on a plain strip hoop, the two probably cast together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Engraving:\u003cbr\u003eInside an engraved border, two crosses stand foot to foot on one shaft with a small dot at its centre, each with its three free arms ending in V-shaped forks; a herringbone palm branch runs down either side, the two pointing in opposite directions. The forked, branching ends make the device most likely a stylised flowering cross, the cross that puts out shoots like a living tree. Forked crosses and crosses between palm branches are long-established Christian designs, found on Early Christian and Byzantine lamps, clay flasks and rings. A double-barred cross between branches is the other possible reading. For the wearer the design joined three promises: the cross for faith and protection carried on the hand, the flowering cross for the tree of life and the resurrection, the palms for victory over death and paradise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Silver\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 60 \/ US 9.25\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Intact and cleaned, with a finely granular, pitted surface; the engraving softened by wear, old deposit in its grooves; a small rim notch and a slight step where one hoop end meets the disc\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private family collection assembled in the 1960s, later inherited by the previous owner (K.V.D., Belgium).\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-585-S\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eOffered in its original, cleaned condition with no modern repairs. The piece has already been cleaned, so a restoration service is not available for it.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eThe ring belongs to a well-documented Byzantine family of flat disc bezels on narrow strip hoops, comparable in form to Davidson's types O and Q. The broad face was made to carry a device, and rings of this family often served as amulets as much as ornaments, some with short prayers to the Lord engraved around the hoop. The cross was among the favourite ring devices of the period, often cut in the same quick, linear style: worn on the hand, it declared its owner's faith and was trusted to keep harm away. Cut in intaglio, a device like this one also printed in positive when pressed into wax, so the same sign could serve as its owner's seal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn one engraved disc, the ring carried its owner's faith, a prayer for protection and the hope of life beyond death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63679873319242,"sku":"R-585-S","price":560.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-byzantine-fine-jewelry-10th-14th-c-ce-silver-12.jpg?v=1790373918"},{"product_id":"byzantine-silver-ring-chrysanthos-10th-13th-c-ce-cross-bezel","title":"Byzantine Silver Ring - 'Chrysanthos' (10th–13th c. CE) EU 54 \/ US 6.75","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine silver ring named 'Chrysanthos', with a round bezel carrying a cross, A and X, and two small pits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Engraving:\u003cbr\u003eA cross occupies the round disc, with the letters A and X between its arms and two small pits in the field. The upper and lower arms are of equal length; the bezel is integral with the tapering hoop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eDating: ca. 10th–13th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Silver\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 54 \/ US 6.75\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Even grey toning across the silver with scattered fine scratches; the cross and letters cut deeply and still crisp; hoop intact and solid\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection of A.A., Copenhagen, Denmark; previously in a German collection. The consignor reports that this ring was found in Tripoli, in the Levant.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: CR-592-S\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eOffered in cleaned condition. A Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eCrosses and letter combinations form part of Byzantine ring imagery. The typological comparison for this piece rests on its integral disc bezel and cross-and-letter device. The precise monogrammatic reading of A and X remains uncertain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cross, paired letters and small pits give the round bezel its distinctive composition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63874975990090,"sku":"CR-592-S","price":680.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-silver-signet-ring-chrysanthos-with-cross-and-letters-engraved-on-roun-1.jpg?v=1791633613"},{"product_id":"byzantine-silver-ring-thalios-12th-15th-c-domed-boss-bezel","title":"Byzantine Silver Ring - 'Thalios' (12th–15th c. CE) EU 56 \/ US 7.75","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine silver ring named 'Thalios', with a hollow pierced dome with bosses and twisted-wire ornament.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Motif:\u003cbr\u003eThe tall hollow dome carries projecting bosses, a bead at its apex and circular openings framed by twisted-wire collars. The dome and flat-section hoop appear to have been made separately and joined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eDating: ca. 12th–15th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Silver\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 56 \/ US 7.75\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Grey toned silver with pale earthen deposits in the recesses and traces of green mineralisation around the bezel joins; bosses and wire collars intact, the hoop worn thin at the back with light surface losses\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection of A.A., Copenhagen, Denmark.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: CR-593-S\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eOffered in cleaned condition. A Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003ePollio (2018, p.115) discusses architectural dome and crown designs. This ring can be compared through its hollow bezel, pierced openings and applied ornament. The openwork is visible, while a specific pomander function is not established.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBosses, twisted wire and openwork turn the tall dome into the ring's central feature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63874978218314,"sku":"CR-593-S","price":640.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-silver-ring-thalios-three-quarter-view-of-hollow-dome-with-applied-bos-2.jpg?v=1791633633"},{"product_id":"byzantine-silver-ring-theodosia-7th-10th-c-disc-bezel","title":"Byzantine Silver Ring - 'Theodosia' (7th–10th c. CE) EU 54 \/ US 6.75","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine silver ring named 'Theodosia', with a worn bust on a separate bezel plate that appears bronze.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Motif:\u003cbr\u003eA rounded head and broad shoulders form a worn bust in low relief, outlined by a curved groove. A short collar joins the separate disc bezel to the plain hoop. The hoop is silver, confirmed in hand by the dealer. The separately made bezel plate appears bronze; its material remains a visual identification.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eDating: ca. 7th–10th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Silver hoop; bezel plate appears bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 54 \/ US 6.75\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Hoop with mottled grey and pale earthen deposits over darkened hoop surfaces; separately made disc bezel joined to a short collar; the relief device softened by wear, its outline and framing groove still readable\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection of A.A., Copenhagen, Denmark.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: CR-596-S\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eOffered in cleaned condition. A Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eThe construction combines a separately made disc bezel with a plain hoop. Such disc-bezel forms occur in Byzantine ring design, and this piece is compared by its mounted bezel and worn figural relief. The figure's specific identity is not established by surviving attributes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe worn relief bust remains the focus of the small mounted disc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63874983756106,"sku":"CR-596-S","price":480.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-silver-ring-theodosia-three-quarter-view-of-hoop-and-raised-disc-bezel-2.jpg?v=1791633669"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-peristerios-10th-14th-c-bird-bezel","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Peristerios' (10th–14th c. CE) EU 45 \/ US 3.25","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine bronze ring named 'Peristerios', with a long-necked bird device on a raised round bezel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Motif:\u003cbr\u003eA bird-like figure in profile occupies the small circular bezel, with a long curved neck and folded wing. A concave transition connects the disc to the plain tapering hoop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eDating: ca. 10th–14th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 45 \/ US 3.25\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Dark olive-black patina with earthen deposits caught in the bird device; the bezel edge slightly irregular from wear; hoop intact and smooth to the touch\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection of A.A., Copenhagen, Denmark.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: CR-604-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece has been cleaned, but the patina has been left intact. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eThe comparison for this ring rests on the small raised disc and its concave transition to the hoop. Bird devices occur in Byzantine ring imagery; here the long curved neck and folded wing remain the principal visible features. A dove reading can be offered only as an interpretation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe long-necked bird device fills the small circular bezel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63874996633930,"sku":"CR-604-B","price":240.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-ring-peristerios-with-raised-disc-bezel-engraved-with-a-long-ne-1.jpg?v=1791633796"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-damianos-10th-13th-c-octagonal-bezel","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Damianos' (10th–13th c. CE) EU 54 \/ US 6.75","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine bronze ring named 'Damianos', with an octagonal bezel with three-register geometric linework.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Engraving:\u003cbr\u003eUpper and lower bands of crosshatching border a central register of diagonal strokes and a hooked flourish. The flat octagonal bezel rises on a short neck above projecting shoulder lobes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eDating: ca. 10th–13th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 54 \/ US 6.75\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Dark olive-brown patina with pale earthen deposit filling the engraved grooves; hoop complete with a slight irregularity along one shoulder; bezel intact with crisp octagonal edges and legible device.\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection of A.A., Copenhagen, Denmark.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: CR-607-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece has been cleaned, but the patina has been left intact. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eThe comparison for this ring rests on its raised octagonal bezel, short neck and projecting shoulder lobes. Three registers of incised ornament divide the face into crosshatched bands and a central hooked flourish. The letter-like centre has no securely readable text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe octagonal frame and three-register ornament give the bezel a compact architectural outline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63875005743434,"sku":"CR-607-B","price":260.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-signet-ring-damianos-with-octagonal-bezel-three-quarter-view-sh-1.jpg?v=1791633832"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-porphyra-5th-8th-c-ce-cabochon-bezel","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Porphyra' (5th–8th c. CE) EU 53 \/ US 6.5","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine bronze ring named 'Porphyra', with a dark cabochon surrounded by raised pellets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Motif:\u003cbr\u003eA domed dark purple-brown cabochon sits in a raised collar with four prong-like projections. A circle of raised pellets surrounds the setting on a broad disc bezel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eDating: ca. 5th–8th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 53 \/ US 6.5\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Heavy earthen encrustation with orange and green patina across band and bezel; the cabochon intact in its setting with surface pitting and whitish accretions; a hairline split through one shoulder, prongs and pellet border preserved\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection of A.A., Copenhagen, Denmark.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: CR-609-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece has been cleaned, but the patina has been left intact. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eThe comparison for this piece rests on a central cabochon collar within a broad pellet-bordered disc. The raised pellets form relief ornament around the plain dome, rather than an engraved bezel device. Colour and setting describe the insert without establishing its mineral identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dark cabochon and ring of raised pellets form the centre of the design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63875006726474,"sku":"CR-609-B","price":280.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-ring-porphyra-three-quarter-view-of-disc-bezel-with-domed-caboc-1.jpg?v=1791633867"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-kassia-7th-10th-c-ce-standing-saint-bezel","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Kassia' (7th–10th c. CE) EU 63 \/ US 10.5","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine bronze ring named 'Kassia', with a standing saint holding a staff and an X-marked object.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Motif:\u003cbr\u003eThe oval bezel carries a robed standing saint with a nimbus, an upright staff and a box-shaped object marked with an X. Short trapezoidal shoulders connect the integral bezel to the round-section hoop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eDating: ca. 7th–10th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 63 \/ US 10.5\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Smooth olive-brown patina with scattered earthen deposits; the bezel figure softened by wear, staff, nimbus and held object still readable; hoop intact and even in section\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection of A.A., Copenhagen, Denmark.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: CR-611-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece has been cleaned, but the patina has been left intact. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eStanding saints form part of Byzantine devotional ring imagery. The figure here is identified as a saint through the current reading of its nimbus, staff and X-marked object, while no individual saint is named. The flat oval bezel and short shoulders provide the typological basis for the ring-form comparison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe staff and X-marked object distinguish the standing figure within the oval field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63875006923082,"sku":"CR-611-B","price":520.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-signet-ring-kassia-with-oval-bezel-engraved-with-a-standing-sai-1.jpg?v=1791633885"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-heliona-9th-12th-c-ce-pierced-rosette-bezel","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Heliona' (9th–12th c. CE) EU 52 \/ US 6","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine bronze ring named 'Heliona', with seven pierced openings and radiating lines on an oval bezel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Motif:\u003cbr\u003eSeven circular openings pierce the oval bezel in a rosette arrangement, with short radiating lines between them. Small pellet bosses flank the plate where it meets the broad shoulders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eDating: ca. 9th–12th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 52 \/ US 6\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Dark bronze patina with earthen orange deposits in the piercings and incised lines; wear softens the radiating strokes while the openwork rosette remains crisp and complete\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection of A.A., Copenhagen, Denmark.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: CR-612-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece has been cleaned, but the patina has been left intact. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eThe layout can be compared with the dotted example discussed by Pollio (2018, p.127), whose marks are engraved rather than drilled through. Here seven holes form genuine openwork in the bezel plate, with radiating lines between them. The perforated plate serves as ornament rather than a continuous sealing surface.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe seven pierced openings give the oval plate a clear openwork rosette.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63875006955850,"sku":"CR-612-B","price":260.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-ring-heliona-with-flat-oval-bezel-pierced-by-seven-holes-in-a-r-1.jpg?v=1791633903"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-georgios-10th-14th-c-ce-disc-bezel","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Georgios' (10th–14th c. CE) EU 53 \/ US 6.5","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine bronze ring named 'Georgios', with a diamond lattice incised on a small round disc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Engraving:\u003cbr\u003eTwo sets of incised lines cross to form a lozenge grid on the small raised disc bezel. The flat tapering hoop is intact and slightly dented, with no break or overlapping seam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eDating: ca. 10th–14th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 53 \/ US 6.5\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Dark brown surface with earthen orange deposits across the hoop and in the engraved lines; the hoop slightly dented but intact, with no break or seam; the lattice softened by wear yet still clear\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection of A.A., Copenhagen, Denmark.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: CR-615-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece has been cleaned, but the patina has been left intact. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eThe small disc and tapering hoop can be compared with the forms grouped under Davidson (1952), Type Q. The device is a geometric lattice cut directly into the metal face. The hoop is intact and slightly dented, with no overlapping seam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe incised lattice fills the raised disc while the plain hoop keeps the profile simple.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63875009085770,"sku":"CR-615-B","price":200.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-disc-bezel-ring-georgios-three-quarter-view-showing-raised-beze-1.jpg?v=1791633966"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-monogrammos-6th-12th-c-ce-monogram-bezel","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Monogrammos' (6th–12th c. CE) EU 51 \/ US 5.75","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine bronze ring named 'Monogrammos', with an incised monogram on a raised circular disc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Engraving:\u003cbr\u003eIntersecting vertical, diagonal and short cross strokes form a compact monogram on the disc. Broad stepped shoulders rise to the bezel; individual letters and a personal name cannot be read securely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eDating: ca. 6th–12th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 51 \/ US 5.75\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Dark patina across hoop and bezel with orange-red earthen deposits in the recesses; the engraved strokes softened by wear, their outlines still legible; hoop intact with minor surface roughness\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection of A.A., Copenhagen, Denmark.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: CR-616-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece has been cleaned, but the patina has been left intact. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eCompact monograms form part of Byzantine ring design, combining letter strokes around a central arrangement. This ring is compared through its stepped shoulders, raised disc and incised monogram. The design is identifiable as a monogram, while a specific set of letters or name remains unread.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe monogram occupies the small raised disc between the stepped shoulders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63875009708362,"sku":"CR-616-B","price":260.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/side-view-of-byzantine-bronze-ring-monogrammos-showing-stepped-shoulders-and-ped-2.jpg?v=1791633987"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-ioanna-10th-13th-c-geometric-bezel","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Ioanna' (10th–13th c. CE) EU 59.5 \/ US 9","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine bronze ring named 'Ioanna', with geometric bezel linework continuing across the shoulders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Engraving:\u003cbr\u003eTwo longitudinal grooves and short oblique strokes create herringbone-like bands between inward-pointing chevrons. Crossed marks continue along the broad shoulders of the one-piece ring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eDating: ca. 10th–13th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 59.5 \/ US 9\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Dark brown-black patina with pale earthen deposits in the recesses; shoulders and bezel edges softened by wear, the geometric cutting still crisp; intact and complete\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection of A.A., Copenhagen, Denmark.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: CR-621-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece has been cleaned, but the patina has been left intact. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eThe flat bezel and broad shoulders can be compared with Davidson (1952), Types G to L, and the geometric-bezel forms catalogued by Pülz. Incised herringbone-like bands and crossed marks continue across the integral metal surface. The surviving pattern is geometric rather than a readable text or figural scene.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContinuous cut ornament joins the squared bezel to its broad shoulders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63875012362570,"sku":"CR-621-B","price":280.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-ring-ioanna-with-squared-bezel-and-incised-geometric-ornament-t-1.jpg?v=1791634073"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-kaloira-10th-12th-c-blue-cabochon","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Kaloira' (10th–12th c. CE) EU 50 \/ US 5.25","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine bronze ring named 'Kaloira', with a blue domed cabochon in a grooved cup setting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Motif:\u003cbr\u003eA plain domed blue cabochon rests in a separately made cup-shaped collet. A notched rim and rectangular grooves decorate the setting, which joins a slender round-section hoop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eDating: ca. 10th–12th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 50 \/ US 5.25\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Earthen deposits and a mottled grey-brown patina over the bronze; the collet intact with its notched collar preserved, the blue cabochon seated in place with a frosted, lightly pitted surface; thin hoop sound and even\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection of A.A., Copenhagen, Denmark.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: CR-623-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece has been cleaned, but the patina has been left intact. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eThe separate cup-shaped collet and slender hoop can be compared with Davidson (1952), Type C. The blue dome is likely glass, and the notched collar supplies the setting's ornament. No device is engraved or moulded on the cabochon face.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA plain blue dome rises above the grooved cup-shaped setting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63875012755786,"sku":"CR-623-B","price":220.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-ring-kaloira-with-raised-collet-and-blue-glass-cabochon-side-vi-1.jpg?v=1791634116"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-isidoros-6th-13th-c-ce-cross-bezel","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Isidoros' (6th–13th c. CE) EU 53 \/ US 6.5","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine bronze ring named 'Isidoros', with a single incised X on a small oval bezel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Engraving:\u003cbr\u003eTwo crossing incised strokes form a single X on the integral oval bezel. The tapering hoop and shoulders are plain, without transverse grooves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eDating: ca. 6th–13th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 53 \/ US 6.5\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Dark black patina across the hoop and bezel; the engraved X crisp, with pale earthen fill in the incised lines; light surface wear and minor earthen deposits, intact and complete\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection of A.A., Copenhagen, Denmark.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: CR-624-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece has been cleaned, but the patina has been left intact. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eThe one-piece construction and small integral bezel provide the basis for comparison with simple Byzantine marked-bezel forms. The device consists of two incised strokes making an X. Its precise letter or religious interpretation is not established by that shape alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA single incised X gives the small plain bezel its individual mark.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63875012854090,"sku":"CR-624-B","price":200.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/oval-bezel-of-byzantine-bronze-ring-isidoros-showing-the-incised-cross-with-pale-2.jpg?v=1791634137"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-kallisto-10th-12th-c-rosette-bezel","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Kallisto' (10th–12th c. CE) EU 55.5 \/ US 7.5","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine bronze ring named 'Kallisto', with an eight-pointed geometric star in a square frame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Engraving:\u003cbr\u003eFour triangular cells reserve an X-shaped centre, crossed by radiating slits to form an eight-pointed star. Small cut pits and a serrated stroke border complete the framed device; oblique hatching decorates the shoulders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eDating: ca. 10th–12th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 55.5 \/ US 7.5\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Dark olive-brown patina across the metal with orange earth deposits packed into the engraved grooves; the device, shoulder hatching and bezel outline remain crisp; hoop intact and even in profile\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection of A.A., Copenhagen, Denmark.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: CR-625-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece has been cleaned, but the patina has been left intact. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eThe large bezel and flared shoulders can be compared with Davidson (1952), Type L. The design combines triangular cells, radial slits and a squared border into an eight-pointed geometric star. The comparison rests on form and ornament, without assigning a particular belief to its wearer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe eight-pointed device brings radial geometry into the squared bezel frame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63875013017930,"sku":"CR-625-B","price":280.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/three-quarter-view-of-byzantine-bronze-ring-kallisto-showing-framed-rosette-and-2.jpg?v=1791634160"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-okellina-9th-12th-c-ring-and-dot-bezel","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Okellina' (9th–12th c. CE) EU 57 \/ US 8","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine bronze ring named 'Okellina', with eight ring-and-dot motifs around a plain centre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Engraving:\u003cbr\u003eEight circle-and-dot units follow the edge of the flat oval bezel, leaving its centre plain. The one-piece hoop tapers smoothly from the shoulders; the orange material in the ornament is retained deposit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eDating: ca. 9th–12th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 57 \/ US 8\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Intact, with a dark brown-black patina over the bezel and hoop; orange earthen deposits remain in the circle-and-dot marks and along the inside of the hoop; light overall wear, the ornament crisp\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection of A.A., Copenhagen, Denmark.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: CR-627-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece has been cleaned, but the patina has been left intact. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eThe arrangement can be compared with Pülz (2020), S98, and circle-and-dot rings among Davidson's Type G and Type Q groups. Eight repeated units encircle a plain centre on the integral oval bezel. The orange material within the cuts is retained deposit, as observed on the object.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEight circle-and-dot units surround the plain centre of the oval bezel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63875013607754,"sku":"CR-627-B","price":260.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-ring-okellina-with-flat-oval-bezel-bordered-by-punched-ring-and-1.jpg?v=1791634180"},{"product_id":"byzantine-bronze-ring-kallinike-10th-13th-c-ce-blue-glass-cabochon","title":"Byzantine Bronze Ring - 'Kallinike' (10th–13th c. CE) EU 51 \/ US 5.75","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Byzantine bronze ring named 'Kallinike', with a plain blue cabochon held by four bezel tabs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Motif:\u003cbr\u003eA domed blue cabochon sits in a raised round collet with four folded tabs, some damaged. Groups of short incised parallel lines decorate the shoulders; the insert carries no device.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Byzantine\u003cbr\u003eDating: ca. 10th–13th c. CE\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 51 \/ US 5.75\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Dark earthen patina with pale encrustation across the band and inside the hoop; collet claws partially damaged, blue cabochon in place with surface pitting; shoulder grooves still crisp\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection of A.A., Copenhagen, Denmark.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: CR-628-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRestoration and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis piece has been cleaned, but the patina has been left intact. For those who prefer a refreshed look, a professional restoration service is available, reviving original detail while respecting historical integrity.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to book a restoration, simply add the restoration option along with your order or book it as the additional product in my shop.\u003cbr\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eThe raised round collet and four folded tabs provide the basis for comparison with Byzantine cabochon settings. The blue dome carries no engraved or moulded device; small groups of parallel lines decorate the shoulders. The design is ornamental rather than an identified seal device.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe blue dome and four retaining tabs remain the focus of the raised setting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byzantine-rings\"\u003eByzantine rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63875013804362,"sku":"CR-628-B","price":200.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/byzantine-bronze-ring-kallinike-with-blue-glass-cabochon-in-four-claw-collet-thr-1.jpg?v=1791634200"}],"url":"https:\/\/auroraantiqua.com\/collections\/byzantine-rings.oembed?page=2","provider":"Aurora Antiqua","version":"1.0","type":"link"}