ROMAN OPENWORK GOLD RING WITH DROP-SHAPED GARNET. Ca. AD 400 - 600. A gold ring with a drop-shaped garnet set in a high collet framed by four small volutes forming a floral calyx. The bezel is applied onto an openwork hoop composed of twin rounded edges linked by a continuous undulating wire. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 7695, Antiquities, Lot 49. Size: D:12.2mm / US: 44989 / UK: A 1/2; Weight: 1.8g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired from a Belgian collection (1980s-1990s).