ROMAN GOLD RING WITH EMERALD
Ca. 400 AD.
The plain hoop rounded on the exterior, flat on the interior, with a high flaring square bezel, the sides stamped with festoons and stippling, set with a flat emerald. For a similar see Christie's, December 5, 2012, lot 441. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.
Size: D: 13.6mm / US: 2 1/2 / UK: E; 2.6g
Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between early 1960s to 1990s.
Estimate: GBP 450 - 900