Gold Signet Ring with Virgin and Child, 6th–7th century, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 1 5/16 x 15/16 x 1/2 in. (3.3 x 2.4 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Gold, As Christianity became the dominant religion in Byzantine society, Christian imagery was increasingly found on jewelry. Crosses appear by the fifth century; the Virgin Mary, saints, angels, and other holy figures became popular in the sixth century
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Gold Signet Ring, Virgin, Child, 6th–7th century, Byzantine, Gold, Overall, 1 5/16 x 15/16 1/2, 3.3 2.4 1.3 cm, Metalwork-Gold, Christianity, dominant religion, Byzantine society, Christian imagery, increasingly, jewelry, Crosses, fifth, Virgin Mary, saints, angels, holy figures, popular, sixth
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