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The decoration intricate and complete and ending at a joint
all in one piece
The motif is a later incarnation of the five wounds decorative considerations
As found condition with dark mottled patina
As found condition with much of the original gold surface intact
MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN RING, 10TH-15TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 8 1 The decoration intricate and completeRare variation, made in two pieces with the band (2. 7mm at the bottom) made from flat bronze and the copper bezel applied separately. Stylistically according with other example of the period with engraved stylized cross motif in hounds tooth lines. The shoulders engraved in chevrons or palm fronds. See Ancient Rings, Polio p. 103 for another example, made in the conventional manner, by mold casting. This is a very skillfully made provincial example