Ring
7th century (made)
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This is a ring typical of the Byzantine period on which the bride and groom are depicted on the bezel as full-length figures standing before Christ. He performs the marriage rite by symbolically joining their hands together is the dextrarum junctio . Some examples are inscribed in Greek: 'vow' or 'harmony'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Engraved gold |
| Brief description | Gold ring, the projecting oval bezel engraved with Christ joining the hands of a husband and wife, Byzantine, 7th century |
| Physical description | Gold ring, the projecting oval bezel engraved with Christ joining the hands of a husband and wife. |
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| Object history | Ex Guilhou Collection. |
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| Summary | This is a ring typical of the Byzantine period on which the bride and groom are depicted on the bezel as full-length figures standing before Christ. He performs the marriage rite by symbolically joining their hands together is the dextrarum junctio . Some examples are inscribed in Greek: 'vow' or 'harmony'. |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of the superb collection of rings, including choice examples of all periods from the Egypt of the Pharaohs to the France of Napoleon I, formed by the late Monsieur E. Guilhou of Paris, Sotheby and Co, November 1937, London, lot 469 |
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| Accession number | M.183-1937 |
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| Record created | August 1, 2006 |
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