MEDIEVAL GOLD RING WITH LARGE RUBY CABOCHON
Ca. AD 700 - 900. A gold ring with a slender semicircular hoop expanding into engraved and carinated shoulders and a pointed oval bezel set with a large ruby cabochon in a raised collet. A narrow band of hatching encircles the setting. Size: D:16.71mm / US: 6 1/4 / UK: M; Weight: 3.6g Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.
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Ca. AD 700 - 900. A gold ring with a slender semicircular hoop expanding into engraved and carinated shoulders and a pointed oval bezel set with a large ruby cabochon in a raised collet. A narrow band of hatching encircles the setting. Size: D:16.71mm / US: 6 1/4 / UK: M; Weight: 3.6g Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.