BYZANTINE SILVER RING WITH PELLETS Ca. AD 1100 - 1400. A silver gilt ring with a bilobate section round hoop connected to a raised flower-shaped bezel adorned with seven raised silver pellets on a ground decorated with a rope pattern. Size: D:15.39mm / US: 4 1/2 / UK: I 1/2; Weight: 6g. Provenance: Property of a London Ancient art collector, formerly in a London private collection, formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.