Bidspirit auction | BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH RED

BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH RED GARNET CABOCHON - Ca. AD 500 - 600.A Byzantine gold ring with a round hoop and a central circular red cabochon on the bezel. The bezel is further embellished with two golden pellets and the cabochon is secured by decorative beading. For similar see: J. Spier, Byzantium and the West: Jewelry in the First Millennium, fg.12.2 and n.29.Size: D:12mm / US: 44928 / UK: A; Weight: 0.7gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market since the 1970s.