BYZANTINE CHILD'S RING C.500 AD SIZE 3 1/4 2/15/22 Size 9 ¾ with 2

Size 9 ¾ with 2

Early Christian period and time of the pilgrimages to the Holy Land which ultimately evolved into the Crusades

signifying a saltire or cross

fretted edge oval bezel with eleven concentric circles

The face with uniform crisp latticework overall

BYZANTINE CHILD'S RING C.500 AD SIZE 3 1/4 2/15/22 Size 9 ¾ with 2C. 500 AD, the period immediately following the fall of the Roman Empire. Retaining Roman characteristic but compromised quality reflecting the cultural upheaval. Size 3 1 4. The circular top plate with a divided banded motif. These children's rings were often not worn in life but purchased for burial in a time when the mortality rate for children was staggering.