LATE ROMAN RING 3RD-6TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 9 07/25/2023 Relief motif

Relief motif

emulating the squinting eye

These rings were often not worn in life but purchased for burial in a time when the mortality rate for children was very high

Raised oval shaped bezel of high domed section

LATE ROMAN RING 3RD-6TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 9 07/25/2023 Relief motifLate Roman Byzantine period representing the late Imperial, fall of Rome and beginning of the Dark ages. Gilt bronze with the 24karat gold restored. 2. 7mm deeply rounded band with the Roman nub to the bottom. Oval bezel with five lateral bars and further detail, obscured by degradation from burial. See Ancient Rings, Pollio, p. 76 for another example. Gift boxed with certificate of authenticity.