BYZANTINE GREEN GLASS BEZEL IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING

Ca. AD 600 - 800. A rectangular green glass inlay enclosed in a high-walled bezel set in a gold ring with a flat-section hoop. For similar see: J. Spier, Byzantium and the West, The jewelry in the first Millennium, Cat. 10.2. Size: D:13.83mm / US: 2 3/4 / UK: E 1/2; Weight: 4g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s. .

Estimate:£400

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