Gaul (France), mid-6th century. Finely worked with three beaded bands along the shank surmounted by a small structure with two archways on each of four sides, below a beaded slanted roof centered by the setting fitted with orange-colored glass incised with a ram.

Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Condition: Very good condition with some wear and manufacturing irregularities, few tiny dents, light scratches.

Weight: 18.9 g
Dimensions: Height 3.9 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Merovingian gold architectural ring, dated mid-6th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number L.2015.72.7.