6th century AD. A gold annular bracelet, round-section hollow-form hoop with biconical bulb to the upper part with thin raised edge. Cf. Ross M.C., Catalogue of the Byzantine and Early Mediaeval Antiquities in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Volume 2: Jewelry, Enamels and Art of the Migration Period, Washington, 2005, pl.XCVI (G), for similar. 23.11 grams, 80mm (3"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously in the collection of an important Japanese gentleman. Fine condition.