This is a nice early medieval gold finger ring, dating to the 5th - 6th century A.D. The gold ring is decorated with a simple raised turreted bezel, set with red glass enamel. The band of the ring is decorated with a geometric hatching design. Red enamel was in use by the Visigoths in Spain, to replace the popular garnet gemstone. This example is intact, the surviving red enamel is a good dark red colour. The ring is a great example, strong and without any damage. A nice Germanic Migration period jewel, from the collapse of the Roman empire.
OBJECT: Finger Ring
CULTURE: Visigothic / Migration
DATE: c. 5th - 6th century A.D.
MATERIAL: Gold & Enamel
RING SIZE: 10 (US) T 1/2 (UK)
SIZE: 24.55mm x 22.26mm x 1.99mm (bezel 7.69mm x 7.36mm x 5.23mm)
WEIGHT: 2.92 grams
PROVENANCE: Ex. Pérez collection, Seville. Spain.
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