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Description: | late Medieval silver and gold finger ring, 25mm in diameter, 7mm thick with a weight of 8.18grams.the ring is iconographic in form, with a cabled and beaded hoop terminating in a double-facetted bezel, the shoulders of which are engraved with foliate motifs packed with green enamel. The two sides of the bezel are engraved with the figures of two saints, both of whom are difficult to identify. The saint on the left appears to be male (St John the Baptist?) and the saint on the right female (St Catherine?). On the inside of the hoop there is an inscription in French, which reads TOUT CI BIEN (All is well).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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