UMAYYAD HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH ALMOND-SHAPED BEZEL Ca. AD 700 - 1000. A gold ring with a carinated hoop expanding towards an almond-shaped bezel engraved with a dense, stylised composition of abstract curvilinear motifs. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 685. Size: D:14.68mm / US: 3 1/2 / UK: G 1/2; Weight: 6.8g 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.