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finger-ring
Object Type
finger-ring
Museum number
OA.7464
Description
Finger-ring; gold; high octagonal bezel set with crystal over red cloth; relief inscription on broad hoop.
Production date
15thC
Production place
Made in:
Germany
Materials
gold
mineral
textile
Technique
relief
Dimensions
Diameter:
0.93 inches
(bezel)
Diameter:
1.68 inches
Weight:
18.213 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Text from Dalton 1912, Catalogue of Finger Rings An old possession of the Museum Text from Ward, Cherry et al, 'The Ring from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century,' London 1981, pl. 186. This dramatic example of a late religious ring has a high and very large octagonal bezel set with a crystal over a piece of red cloth; the crystal is held in place by four claws. The German origin of this ring is attested to by the black-letter inscription in slight refief on the outside of the hoop: HELP GOTT UNDE MARIA GAUD ('help God and praise Mary').
Bibliographic references
Dalton 1912 / Franks Bequest Catalogue of the Finger Rings, Early Christian, Byzantine, Teutonic, Mediaeval and Later, Bequeathed by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, KCB, in which are included the other rings of the same period in the Museum.
(713)
Ward et al 1981 / The Ring from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century
Location
Not on display
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
OA.7464