A LATE ROMAN/EARLY BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH A GARNET, 5TH-6TH CENTURY AD A LATE ROMAN/EARLY BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH A GARNET, 5TH-6TH CENTURY AD A LATE ROMAN/EARLY BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH A GARNET, 5TH-6TH CENTURY AD A LATE ROMAN/EARLY BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH A GARNET, 5TH-6TH CENTURY AD

A LATE ROMAN/EARLY BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH A GARNET, 5TH-6TH CENTURY AD

Reference: ART6001096

A late Roman/early Byzantine gold ring.The shank is made of a six lobed element soldering a back plate, lateral sides and a repousse sheet to the top. There are six small loops to hold a wire which would have had river pearls nestling in the hollows. At the centre is a circular cell with a cabochon garnet surrounded by filigreed beads. The shank is made from three wires, two are beaded while the central flat wire zig zags between them. A charming and well preserved ring.
Gold and garnet. Late Roman/early Byzantine 5/6th.c.A.D.
20 by 17 mm. Weight: 4.01g