XII c.
Obv.: The Annunciation: Gabriel approaches the Virgin, who is seated on a throne at r. and seems to be holding a spindle. Vertical inscription in center. Border of dots. Rev.: inscription of six lines, cross above. Border of dots.
23.1 g
Red steatite
5th-3rd millennium BCEAnatolianLead
ByzantineLead
ByzantineStone
4th millennium BCEAnatolianLead
ByzantineLead
ByzantineChalcedony
7th-6th century BCENeo-BabylonianSteatite or chlorite
6th-5th millennium BCEAnatolianLead
10th centuryByzantinelead
ByzantineJixue ("Chicken Blood") stone: sea-green soapstone with red markings
17th-20th centuryChineseLead
Byzantine