MEDIEVAL HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH RED GARNET CABOCHON

Ca. AD 700 - 1000. A gold ring with a tapering hoop and high shoulders decorated with applied pellets arranged in triangular clusters. The raised oval bezel holds a deep red garnet cabochon secured by two prominent claw-like prongs. For similar see: Sotheby's, Magnificent Lustre, Southeast Asian Gold Jewellery and Ornaments from an Asian Private Collection, Online Auction, 1-8 September, Cat. 45 Size: D:15.49mm / US: 4 3/4 / UK: J; Weight: 3g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.. >

Estimate:$266.56

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