Circa 500-600 AD A gold ring with ribbing decoration to the shoulders tapering down the hoop shaped band. The central bezel is diamond shaped formed of a large emerald stone which has been cut and inlaid, the band has been decorated with niello inlay in a floral wave design. This has been finely modelled and created by a skilled artisan. 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: 18.8mm / US: 8 7/8 / UK: R 1/2; 14.6g Provenance: Property of a London Gentleman; formerly in a private UK collection formed in the the 1990s.