Merovingian, 8th century. Gemstone ring set with an intaglio with a grazing horse. Photo courtesy Sotheby's

gold, set with a carnelian - bezel: 17mm., 5/8 in. - ring size Z½. Estimation 3,000 — 4,000 GBP

Compare an inscribed ring set with a garnet found in 1880 near Compiègne in the Oise and later in the Pichon collection illustrated by M. Deloche, Etude historique et archéologique sur les anneaux sigillaires et autres des premiers siècles du Moyen-Age, Paris, 1900, p.143, pl. CXXIV.