MEROVINGIAN OPENWORK HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH RED GARNET CABOCHONS Ca. AD 800 - 1000. An openwork gold ring formed of a wide hoop formed of linked arches set between pronounced borders. The raised bezel is textured with dense filigree and set with four drop-shaped pink garnet cabochons positioned at the cardinal points around a central dark red cabochon. Four raised bosses flank the bezel. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: L.2015.72.7. Size: D:14.07mm / US: 2 7/8 / UK: F; Weight: 5g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.