Lotto 308 | A LARGE SAXON GOLD RING WITH BREADED SHANK AND BLUE CHALCEDONY, GARNETS AND GLASS PASTE ON THE BEZEL.

Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma

A LARGE SAXON GOLD RING WITH BREADED SHANK AND BLUE CHALCEDONY, GARNETS AND GLASS PASTE ON THE BEZEL.

A LARGE SAXON GOLD RING WITH BREADED SHANK AND BLUE CHALCEDONY, GARNETS AND GLASS PASTE ON THE BEZEL.

7th to 9th century A.D.

Bezel 18x23 mm; int. Diam. 21 mm; 12,00 gr

With rounded bezel composed of braided gold wires surmounting an oval gold box-setting. At the junction on each side, three spherical gold beads. The box setting is inlaid with semi-spherical garnet, in the center a chalcedony disc, and dark glass mixed with gold dust, all divided in section by hammered gold plates.

Provenance: Formerly in the Andrew Green Wakefield, Collection U. Zweifel, 1985; From a private collection, Canada, acquired on the art market in the early 2000s