Lot 355
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A LATE ROMAN OR DARK AGE EUROPEAN GOLD AND ROCK CRYSTAL RING, the outer surface of the circular gold hoop decorated with three bands of granules, the high hemispherical bezel with stepped mount set with a later(?) cabochon rock crystal, 5th Century A.D.

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A LATE ROMAN OR DARK AGE EUROPEAN GOLD AND ROCK CRYSTAL RING, the outer surface of the circular gold hoop decorated with three bands of granules, the high hemispherical bezel with stepped mount set with a later(?) cabochon rock crystal, 5th Century A.D.
Finger size I

Lot Essay

The hoop with its granulation is quite well-known from the late Roman/European Dark Age period. Cf., Dalton, no. 171; and Marshall Rings, no. 969. For the bezel shape, cf. Dagani for examples from Reggio Emilia of 5th Century A.D.

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