1402 - Byzantine Bronze Ring with Winged Figures. The Kal Noselson Byzantine Collection (Lots 197-221 & 1396-1447)

Byzantine Bronze Ring with Winged Figures. The Kal Noselson Byzantine Collection (Lots 197-221 & 1396-1447) Circa 10th-12th century A.D. With scaphoid bezel, two low-relief standing nimbate figures with wings and floor-length robes. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 479, for an earlier example of the type. 3.40 grams, 21.90 mm overall, 18.23 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13) (7/8 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.