LATE ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH GARNET AND EMERALD Ca. AD 300 - 500. A gold ring set with a rectangular garnet cabochon and a flat-cut emerald in adjacent box-shaped settings atop the solid hoop, which is round and expands slightly at the shoulders. For similar see: J. Spier, Byzantium and the West; Jewelry in the First Millennium, 2012, fg. 3.1. Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 2.63g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.