Bidspirit auction | MEROVINGIAN SILVER GILT RING WITH

MEROVINGIAN SILVER GILT RING WITH GARNET CABOCHON - Ca. AD 400 - 600.A Merovingian gilt ring with a polygonal hoop connected to a high octagonal bezel, which secures a raised red garnet cabochon. For similar see: Byzantium and the West; Jewelry in the First Millennium, fg. 5.2.Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 8.5gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient art collector, formerly in a Mayfair private collection of Mr. P. S., formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.