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Copper-alloy ring

Intact, cast, band ring. It was found in a village in Pieria’s perfecture, Ayios Dimitrios, and is dated to 10th and 12th century. On its flat circular bezel bears an intaglio representation of a military saint within a circle. The saint holds a staff on his right hand with a cross on its top and a sword in his left hand. The shoulder of the ring is decorated with a row of dots and lower down a spiral. The hoop of the ring is flat and open at the base so that it could be adjusted to fit to different sizes of fingers.

Code

ΒΚΟ 126d

Type

Ring

Chronology

10th-12th c.

Dimensions

Diameter 1,8 cm., diameter of bezel 1 cm.

Material of Construction

Copper-alloy

Origin

Ayios Dimitrios, Pieria

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