Gold and carnelian ring

V – VI century

Wire hoop, flattened at the ends and soldered to round backing plate. Carnelian cabochon inlay in high box setting on a larger base with beaded wire perimeter. L. 24 mm, 18 x 17 mm inside.
For similar see: Kubitschek W. Grabfunde in Untersiebenbrunn. Jahrbuch fur Altertumskunde, Bd. 5. Wien, 1911, Taf. 1,6,7; Banc A. L’art Byzantin. Dans les Musees de L’union Sovietique. Leningrad, 1977, cat. 103.