BYZANTINE GOLD NIELLO RING DEPICTING A STANDING ANGEL HOLDING A PROCESSIONAL CROSS. Ca. AD 600. A circular gold bezel engraved with a nimbate and winged angel in niello, standing frontally, holding a long processional cross in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. The drapery is indicated in parallel grooves, and the wings are marked with small pellets. The bezel is flanked by small granules and joined to a slender hoop of round section that forms a continuous ring. Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 5.4g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in Austrian private collection 1980s-early1990s This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.