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Ring of Leontios

ca. 1000
Not on view
The ring belonged to Leontios of the province of Opsikion, in what is now northwestern Turkey. Patrikios and komes were Roman titles that shifted in meaning during the Byzantine period; it seems likely that Leontios was the governor of the province or a high-ranking general.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ring of Leontios
  • Date: ca. 1000
  • Culture: Byzantine
  • Medium: Gold, niello
  • Dimensions: Overall: 11/16 × 7/8 × 7/8 in. (1.8 × 2.2 × 2.3 cm)
    Bezel: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm)
    Inside circumference: 2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm)
    Thickness of band: 1/4 in. (0.7 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Gold
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Rogers Fund, by exchange, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.282
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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