Ca. 600-800 AD.A lovely gold finger ring composed of a hollow round hoop with hunched shoulders and a trumpet-shaped protruding bezel cell with garnet gem inset. Byzantium was justly famous for the elegance of its jewellery, whether in precious metals for the aristocracy or bronze for people further down the social ladder.Size: D: 14.65mm / US: 3 3/4 / UK: H; 4.25gProvenance: From the private collection of a Central London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market before 2000.