MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN CHRISTIAN RING, 15TH-17TH CENTURY, SIZE 10+ Ring Tray Conversion 42”)” in length

42”)” in length

1mm at the bottom swelling to 2

with two   incised bands flanked by three rounded bands

Raised cylindrical bezel with crenulated border and well defined image of a lion or similar mythological beast beneath the crescent moon

MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN CHRISTIAN RING, 15TH-17TH CENTURY, SIZE 10+ Ring Tray Conversion 42”)” in lengthHighly identifiable type popular in Northern Europe in the 15th 17th century. See Ancient Rings, Pollio, p. 30. Gilt bronze, large size, slightly over 10 with 2. 6mm flat face band with expanded shell form shoulders. Circular bezel with a floral quatrefoil superimposed on a four point star, representing the cross and the Star of Bethlehem, depicted as a four point star at the time. Surface textured from burial. Professionally refurbished with the