Late Roman Empire Christian Ring with ?The Miracle of the Five Loaves and Two Fish' 'Bezel, Circa

A solid band silver ring with large flat bezel decorated with image of two fish facing opposite directions; 7.67 grams, 18.40mm internal diameter. From the collection of gentleman living in Netherland.Aquired on the EU art market before the 2000s. FOOTNOTE: The first miracle, ?The Feeding of the 5000? is the only miracle (apart from the resurrection) which is present in all four canonical Gospels (Matthew 14:13?21, Mark 6:31-44, Luke 9:10-17 and John 6:5-15).This miracle is also known as ?The miracle of the five loaves and two fish?.According to the Gospels, when Jesus heard that John the Baptist had been killed, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place near Bethsaida.The crowds followed Jesus on foot from the towns. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said:This is a remote place, and it?s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.Jesus replied:They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.??We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish, ? they answered.?Bring them here to me, he said.Jesus directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.(from Wikipedia)