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CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A MEROVINGIAN GOLD AND GREEN GLASS FINGER RING
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
The hoop a sheet strap ornamented with plain wire between two twisted and two beaded wires, the high openwork lotus-blossom bezel with six flaring prongs, each surmounted by a granule, supporting a circular box set with a green glass circular cabochon, in imitation of emerald
1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm.) high; ring size 8¾
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
The hoop a sheet strap ornamented with plain wire between two twisted and two beaded wires, the high openwork lotus-blossom bezel with six flaring prongs, each surmounted by a granule, supporting a circular box set with a green glass circular cabochon, in imitation of emerald
1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm.) high; ring size 8¾
Provenance
European Private Collection, acquired in the 1960s; Ancient Jewelry, Christie's, New York, 11 December 2003, lot 531.
Literature
S. Gohr, et al., Wahre Wunder, Sammler & Sammlungen im Rheinland, Cologne, 2000, no. A21.28, p. 50.
Exhibited
Cologne, Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle, Wahre Wunder, Sammler & Sammlungen im Rheinland, 5 November 2000 - 11 February 2001.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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