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'Iconographic' ring

England

Early? 15th century

Gold iconographic ring, the double bezel engraved with figures of the Virgin and Child and St. Christopher, the hoop engraved with sprays of roses on the shoulders

20.27 mm internal ring diameter; 4.2 g weight

Bought in London

Presented by Dr C.D.E. Fortnum in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 1897; WA1897.CDEF.F586

Scarisbrick and Henig, Finger Rings, 2003, pl. 12.4