A large Byzantine Gold Ring with intaglio, Byzantine Empire, ca. 4th century CE Medium - Glass 4 cm)Provenance: Private NY collection

4 cm)Provenance: Private NY collection

but still remains in the incision

Well before the rise of the Inca state in the fifteenth century

the forelegs raised with upright rippling mane and attached flowing tail

A large Byzantine Gold Ring with intaglio, Byzantine Empire, ca. 4th century CE Medium - Glass 4 cm)Provenance: Private NY collectionThis wide and intricately designed ring is a handsome example of high status Byzantine jewelry. Crafted from high karat gold, it features a small, hexagonal bezel set with a fine amethyst intaglio depicting a bearded satyr. The satyr is shown kneeling in profile and grasping a cornucopia, a classical symbol of abundance and fecundity. The bezel is accentuated by a rope pattern border and enhanced with gold granulation at the six hexagonal points. The