Bidspirit auction | MEDIEVAL HIGH KARAT GOLD RING

MEDIEVAL HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH RED GARNET CABOCHON - Ca. AD 700 - 1000. A gold ring with a tapering hoop and high shoulders decorated with applied pellets arranged in triangular clusters. The raised oval bezel holds a deep red garnet cabochon secured by two prominent claw-like prongs.For similar see: Sotheby's, Magnificent Lustre, Southeast Asian Gold Jewellery and Ornaments from an Asian Private Collection, Online Auction, 1-8 September, Cat. 45Size: D:15.49mm / US: 4 3/4 / UK: J; Weight: 3gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.