FRANKISH RING
France, 6th century

gold and garnets
Bezel 12 x 15 x 4 mm.; circumference 58/59 mm.; weight 5.1 gr.; US size 8 ½; UK size Q ½

   
25 000,00 EUR
   
This rare ring with its gently rounded garnets set in a cruciform cloisonné and its intricate metalwork hoop is, in spite of its considerable age, entirely wearable.  It fits with a small but coherent group of similar rings most likely of Frankish origin from northeastern France and Belgium.

Reference Number: 129