MASSIVE BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH RECTANGULAR CABOCHON Ca. AD 400 - 600 A massive Byzantine gold ring with double bezel, set with garnet and emerald. The terminals join a rectangular box-bezel set with a polished, slightly convex garnet. An openwork (opus interrasile) frame of arches border the second circular bezel securing an emerald. The hoop has a D shape and an enlargement on the shoulders. For similar see: Byzantium and the West: Jewelry in the First Millennium, n. 8. Size: D:mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 14g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Swiss art market in the 1990s.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece comes with an authentication report by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.