LARGE COLLECTION OF MEDIEVAL SILVER RINGS Ca. AD 500 - 1000. A collection of ten silver rings, including from the back row, left to right: a ring with a round bezel set with iridescent glass; a ring with a square bezel engraved with a central dot and with a twisted hoop; a similar ring with a diamond-shaped bezel and star or floral motif; a ring with a drop-shaped bezel; and a ring with an oval bezel with pinkish insert. Front row, left to right: a ring with an oval engraved bezel; a plain hoop with rectangular bezel decorated with a grid pattern; a ring with a large lobed bezel incised with radial lines; a ring with a rectangular bezel set with opaque glass; and a ring with a solid round bezel and flat hoop. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 614-619; 644- 668. Size: 17.8-25.5mm x 17-23mm; Weight: 30.6g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Austrian art market before 2000.