Lot Essay
For a related cross found in Croatia see no. X,20 in Menghin, Springer and Wamers, Germanen, Hunnen und Awaren, Schätze der völkerwanderungszeit.
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CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A BYZANTINE OR MEROVINGIAN GOLD AND GARNET FINGER RING
Circa 6th Century A.D.
The hoop a sheet strap ornamented with two bands of rope framed by beaded wire, joined to the underside of the cruciform box bezel, the arm of each cross inlaid with garnet, a cabochon garnet in the center, with a granule on each side where the bezel joins the hoop
13/16 in. (2.1 cm) wide; ring size 8
Circa 6th Century A.D.
The hoop a sheet strap ornamented with two bands of rope framed by beaded wire, joined to the underside of the cruciform box bezel, the arm of each cross inlaid with garnet, a cabochon garnet in the center, with a granule on each side where the bezel joins the hoop
13/16 in. (2.1 cm) wide; ring size 8
Provenance
European Collection, acquired in the 1970s