10th-14th century AD. A matched pair of silver-gilt temple rings each a hoop with two smaller dimpled globes and a larger globe with openwork strap design and applied granules. Cf. Ristovska, N. Temple Pendants in Medieval Rus': How Were They Worn? in Entwistle, C. & Adams, N. Intelligible Beauty, Recent Research into Byzantine Jewellery, London, 2010, p.204. 16.8 grams total, 39-40mm (1 1/2"). Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000. [2, No Reserve]