Description
A long-horned animal, crouching and facing left, is engraved into the small circular bezel of this ring. Deep vertical lines notch the slender hoop.
Acquisition History
Said to have been found in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey).
Gift of Gardiner Howland Shaw (1893 – 1965), Washington, D.C., 1947.
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Byzantine Collection, Washington, D.C.
