BYZANTINE SILVER RING WITH GARNET CABOCHON Ca. AD 1200 - 1400. A silver ring with a rounded hoop that widens gently to support a tall, conical bezel set with a deep red garnet cabochon, enclosed within a raised silver border. Both shoulders are engraved with geometric and star-like motifs. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 634, 635. Size: D:16.1mm / US: 5 1/2 / UK: K 1/2; Weight: 5g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.