LATE ROMAN/EARLY BYZANTINE PAIR OF HIGH KARAT GOLD RINGS WITH STONES Ca. AD 400 - 600. A pair of gold rings. The one on the left is set with a lozenge-shaped green stone framed within a high bezel bordered with applied granules and supported by a broad hoop with braided decoration. The ring on the right is composed of a flat-sectioned hoop widening at the bezel to accommodate three oblong cabochon stones: two red and one dark blue, each housed in a recessed oval integrated into the gold surface. For similar see: J. Spier, Byzantium and the West, Jewelry in the first Millennium, Cat. 9.1. Size: D:12-14.07mm / US: 1/2-2 7/8 / UK: A-F; Weight: 3g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Austrian art market in the 1990s.