BYZANTINE HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH RED GARNET CABOCHON Ca. AD 600. A gold ring with a wide hoop decorated in relief with a repeating lozenge pattern flanked by parallel ridges. The circular bezel is inset with a domed garnet cabochon of deep red hue, framed by a border of small granules and encircled by a notched collar forming a radiating edge. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 17.190.1654; J. Spier, Byzantium and the West, Jewelry from the First Millennium, Cat. 32. Size: D:17.53mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O; Weight: 5g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1990s UK collection of Ancient Art. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.