Ring
11th century (made)
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Nielloed gold signet ring, the oval bezel engraved with a Greek inscription meaning Lord, help Thy servant Nicetas captain of the imperial guard.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Engraved and nielloed gold |
| Brief description | Nielloed gold signet ring, the oval bezel engraved with a Greek inscription meaning Lord, help Thy servant Nicetas captain of the imperial guard, Byzantine, 11th century |
| Physical description | Nielloed gold signet ring, the oval bezel engraved with a Greek inscription meaning Lord, help Thy servant Nicetas captain of the imperial guard. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Greek inscription
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| Credit line | Presented by Art Fund |
| Object history | Ex Guilhou Collection. Described in the Sotheby's catalogue of the 1937 sale as 'A ring ring in good condition...the oval bezel bears the retrograde inscription...(Lord help thy servant Nicetas, twice first swordsman (?)' within a nicked border, Byzantine, presumably the ring of a prominent gladiator.' |
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| 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, cat. 453, plate XV |
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| Accession number | M.173-1937 |
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| Record created | August 2, 2006 |
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