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'Iconographic' ring

England

Late 15th/early 16th century

Gold iconographic ring, the flat oval bezel engraved with St George and the dragon with the figure of the princess kneeling behind

17.53 mm internal ring diameter; 7.91 g weight

Bought in London

Presented by Dr C.D.E. Fortnum in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 1897; WA1897.CDEF.F587

Scarisbrick and Henig, Finger Rings, 2003, pl. 12.3