Lotto 22 | AN EASTERN GOLD ARCHITECTURAL RING.

Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma

AN EASTERN GOLD ARCHITECTURAL RING.

AN EASTERN GOLD ARCHITECTURAL RING.

circa 9th-12th century A.D.

H max 40 mm; int. Size 15x17 mm; 8,41 gr.

With a thin rounded hoop extending on the shoulders with granulated work. The bezel is formed of very high raised structure in the shape of an architecture, with two main sections; the base composed of a serie of tubular saldered elements supporting a "tower-shaped" box setting composed of the same elements ending with conical shaped granulated elements. This ring reminds the typology of "house rings" or engagement rings that appears during the medieval era in Near and Middle-Eastern. Nice overall condition. Patina deposit, wear marks.

Provenance: U.K. private collection acquired on the art market.