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EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
ACQUIRED SINCE THE 1960S
A MEROVINGIAN GOLD AND GARNET FINGER RING
CIRCA 7TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A MEROVINGIAN GOLD AND GARNET FINGER RING
Circa 7th Century A.D.
The hoop round in section, with spiral wire along each shoulder surmounted by three granules, joined to the underside of the bezel with two volutes, the round two-stepped bezel grooved along the outer edge and set with a circular garnet which is inlaid with a thin ring of gold
.31/32 in. (2.4 cm.) wide; ring size 7¾
Circa 7th Century A.D.
The hoop round in section, with spiral wire along each shoulder surmounted by three granules, joined to the underside of the bezel with two volutes, the round two-stepped bezel grooved along the outer edge and set with a circular garnet which is inlaid with a thin ring of gold
.31/32 in. (2.4 cm.) wide; ring size 7¾
Literature
S. Gohr, et al., Wahre Wunder, Sammler & Sammlungen im Rheinland, no. A21.15, p. 50 (ill.).
Exhibited
Cologne, Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle, Wahre Wunder, Sammler & Sammlungen im Rheinland, 5 November 2000 - 11 February 2001.