LOT 391 LARGE MEROVINGIAN GOLD RING WITH GARNETS
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Ca. 480-630 AD.A gold finger ring comprising a flat-section, round hoop with three pronounced ribs flanked by decorative borders in a grènetis pattern. The hoop is conjoined with a large bezel in the shape of a flower with a wavy edge. The surface of the bezel is divided into a central, circular cell from which 12 arms radiate. Four of them are further divided, forming the pattern of the cross. Each cell is set with table garnets. Cf. Sotheby's, Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art, 2 July 2019, Lot 1; and O. M. Dalton, Franks Bequest: Catalogue of the Finger Rings, cat. British Museum, London, 1912, no. 171, pl. I. For a similar see The Louvre Museum, Main number: RFML.OA.2020.12.1. Size: D: 20.32mm / US: 10 5/8 / UK: V; 12.4gProvenance: From the private collection of a Central London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market before 2000.
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