FRANKISH GOLD RING WITH INLAID CROSS AND CENTRAL GARNET CABOCHON. Ca. AD 450 - 525. A gold ring composed of a flat band and a cross-shaped bezel. The equal-armed cross is formed of rectangular cells with inlaid panels to each arm, centred by a circular collet set with a small garnet cabochon. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 17.192.229. Size: D:13.1mm / US: 1 3/4 / UK: C 1/2; Weight: 1.5g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the German art market, Munich before 2000.