Circa 600 AD A gold ring with flat section hoop with granulated edge. To the shoulder two beads of gold; bezel in the form of a round and domed building, possibly a church, with series of arches to the side with granulated decoration to the edge of each with bead of gold at spring point; edge of dome with granulated bead and large bead of gold to the top. For similar see: Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art L.2015.72.7. Cf. Hadjadj, R. Bagues Merovingiennes - Gaul du Nord, Paris, 2007, item 393 (Grez-Doiceau"). 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: 19.5mm / US: 9 5/8 / UK: T; 5.7g 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.