Gold Signet Ring of Michael Zorianos

Gold Signet Ring of Michael Zorianos

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Michael Zorianos was the first officer of the despot of Epiros in west-central Greece and one of the founders of a church in the town of Mokista sometime around the year 1300. Perhaps this ring belonged to him and was used to seal official documents.

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold Signet Ring of Michael ZorianosGold Signet Ring of Michael ZorianosGold Signet Ring of Michael ZorianosGold Signet Ring of Michael ZorianosGold Signet Ring of Michael Zorianos

The Museum's collection of medieval and Byzantine art is among the most comprehensive in the world. Displayed in both The Met Fifth Avenue and in the Museum's branch in northern Manhattan, The Met Cloisters, the collection encompasses the art of the Mediterranean and Europe from the fall of Rome in the fourth century to the beginning of the Renaissance in the early sixteenth century. It also includes pre-medieval European works of art created during the Bronze Age and early Iron Age.