RARE BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH ST. GEORGE Ca. AD 500 - 700 A rare Byzantine gold ring with a cylindrical round hoop connected to a circular bezel embellished with an amazing scene of Saint George with a halo riding horse and holding in his right hand a long processional cross. The Saint is shown dressed in a diagonally decorated robe and frontally represented head. For similar see: J. Spier’s Byzantium and the West: Jewelry in the First Millenium (2012), n. 14D2. Size: D:17.32mm / US: 7 / UK: N 1/2; Weight: 7g Provenance: Property of a London gallery; previously acquired at the art market in Vienna; formerly in an Austrian collection formed prior to 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.