EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 9th-12th CENT JEWELRY, SIZE 5 1/4

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During the Renaissance, the act of committing to marriage took place as a formal ceremony with vows, considered sacred and unbreakable, exchanged. A ring was given by the man to the woman to bind the pledge and worn until the marriage. That practice is believed to derive from the custom of providing a bride's price or dowry. This example is size 5 1/4 with a circular bezel with recessed surround, flanked by an arrangement of three small bosses with raised surrounds, each side. Worn from use and burial. Professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold surface restored. See the reference image which shows the process. Gift boxed with certificate of authenticity.

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EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 9th-12th CENT JEWELRY, SIZE 5 1/4

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