Title: Signet Ring of John, Imperial Spatharios
Object type: Ring
Date: 10th century
Culture: Byzantine
Medium: Gold, niello
Dimensions: Overall: 11/16 × 7/8 × 15/16 in., 1.2oz. (1.7 × 2.2 × 2.4 cm, 34.023g)
Bezel: 11/16 × 3/4 × 3/16 in. (1.7 × 1.9 × 0.4 cm)
Inside circumference: 2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold
Credit line: Gift of Guy and Valerie Tempest Megargee, 1992
Department: Medieval Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY