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Description: | Medieval silver finger-ring, the hoop of the ring carries the inscription: + I A S P A R + M E L C H I O R + B A L T H A Z A RThese names had a mythological association with the three magi in the Middle Ages and were used as a charm against falling sickness and fevers. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1400
1499 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Daniel Pett | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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