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title: Byzantine Marriage Ring
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8273/byzantine-marriage-ring/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Byzantine Marriage Ring

_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_

## Image File

[![Byzantine Marriage Ring](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8273.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8273.jpg)

## Image Caption

This [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/) [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) marriage ring dates to the 3rd to 4th centuries CE. The ring measures 56 mm in circumference and the bezel measures 10x10 mm. Weight: 4.5 grams. (Metropolitan Museum, New York)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2018, March 09). Byzantine Marriage Ring. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8273/byzantine-marriage-ring/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Byzantine Marriage Ring." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 09, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8273/byzantine-marriage-ring/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Byzantine Marriage Ring." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8273/byzantine-marriage-ring/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/663485) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/663485). Submitted by [Patrick Tinkham](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/uncapaddy/ "User Page: Patrick Tinkham"), published on 09 March 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

