Documenting the Visual Arts Home About the Photographer Photographic Services Image usage Scheduling a session Contact Indexed Historical Archive Photographic Portfolio Coins Cosmetic containers Gems Cameos Diamonds Intaglios Jewelry Earrings Pendants Rings Watches Miniature sculpture Stamps Copyright © 2020 Genevra Kornbluth. Please see my policies on image usage. Last updated December 12, 2020

Historical Archive: Marriage Ring gold and niello 2.3 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm (7/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches) Byzantine, seventh century inscriptions in Greek around bezel: Lord, help thy servants, Peter and Theodote on band: My peace I leave with you; My peace I give unto you Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C., BZ.1947.15 bezel: bride and groom (missing inlay) crowned by Christ and Mary or Ecclesia; inscription: Harmony profile: Crucifixion, Noli me tangere, bezel oblique from above band, top band, bottom profile from right: Annunciation, Visitation in direct light profile from right: Annunciation, Visitation in raking light Annunciation Visitation Nativity, Presentation Presentation Baptism Baptism, Crucifixion Crucifixion Noli me tangere