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LOT 0329
Merovingian Gold Ring with Garnet Gemstone
LATER 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.85 grams, 23.20 mm overall, 17.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
Comprising scrolled foliage to the shoulders, tiered disc bezel with beaded wire collar, inset garnet cabochon.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market around 2000.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Hadjadj, R., Bagues Merovingiennes - Gaul du Nord, Paris, 2007, item 60, for type.
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