Ca. 500-600 AD. A stunning gold finger ring of a smooth, round hoop with expanding shoulders to support a rectangular bezel with a banded base and tiered design embellished with an emerald cabochon. Above, the conical-shaped box projection is flanked by scrolls and decorated with a pearl bead secured with gold wiring. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. This analysis will accompany the purchase.Size: D: 17.35mm / US: 7 / UK: O; 8.04gProvenance: Private L. Collection ex. Ds. David Ieselsohn 2007, formely, 1980s Swiss Collection.