Object Description
A fine Late Roman-Byzantine gold finger ring featuring a round-section hoop with an openwork design. The hoop is composed of two gold loops with a central undulating gold wire attaching them together. A garnet cabochon inset, framed with gold, has been applied in antiquity to the hoop. The piece is further enriched with a gold wire, twisted into an infinity loop motif, attached to the top, and a granulation cluster to each side of the bezel.
Closest UK ring size: between F and G
Date: Circa 5th-9th century AD