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'Iconographic' ring

England

Early 15th century

Gold iconographic ring, the flat oblong bezel with a figure of a saint holding a staff in one hand and a book in the other, the hoop resembling a twisted double cord

17.12 mm internal ring diameter; 3.82 g weight

Bought in London

Presented by Dr C.D.E. Fortnum in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 1897; WA1897.CDEF.F585

Taylor and Scarisbrick, Finger Rings from Ancient Egypt to the present day, 1978, no. 404