LATE ROMAN MONOGRAM INTAGLIO GOLD RING

Ca. 400-500 AD
A garnet stone intaglio of oval shape, engraved with a monogram for Mother Mary set in a gold finger ring of a joined double-band hoop, expanding at the shoulders to create triangular-shaped openings supporting the bezel cell with intricately decorated border. Each arm of the hoop is embellised with a gold wire coils.
Size: D: 19.51mm / US: 9 5/8 / UK: T; 11g
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s
Estimate: GBP 1500 - 3000