EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 9th-12th CENTURY, SIZE 5 3/4

During the Middle Ages, 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, or, often y

During the Middle Ages, 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

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

During the Middle Ages, 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

During the Middle Ages, 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

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

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

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

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

During the Middle Ages, 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, or, often y

Gilt bronze, size 6 3/4 with deep round section, 3.4mm band flared to the shoulders which are incised with radial triangular motifs. Raised octagonal bezel with the four-point Star of Bethlehem, in it

Late 9th-early 11th century AD. Gilt bronze, size 5 3/4 for the small finger as was the custom. Band 3.3mm width, with flat face with a central depressed band resulting in a double band effect. Cast w

16th-17th century. Size 2 3/4 with a 2.1mm width band. The top in the form of a betrothal ring with triple dot clusters flanking a central circle. During the Renaissance, the act of committing to marr

9th-11th century AD. Gilt bronze, size 7 3/4. Broad 5.6mm width band with flat face. The edged with incised borders. Surface textured from burial. Vikings exchanged rings on the pommel of the groom's

9th-11th century AD. Gilt bronze, rare large size 11 3/4. 5.9mm band with a well rounded face. Surface lightly textured overall from burial. Vikings exchanged rings on the pommel of the groom's sword.

9th century, Cambridgeshire England. Gilt bronze, with a rounded face and of broad 5.9mm width. Rare large size 11 3/4. Vikings exchanged rings on the pommel of the groom's sword. Professionally refur

9th century, Cambridgeshire England. Bronze, with a deeply rounded face and of broad 5.2mm width. Made with a central core to distribute the molten metal and heat. The core was then laboriously remove

Late 9th-early 11th century AD, about 1000 years old. Gilt bronze, rare wearable size 9 3/4. Broad band 5.7mm, with flat face incised by hand with a medial stipple band. Fine form, and wearable. Vikin

Danelaw England. 9th-11th century. Bronze, with a rounded face and of 5.7mm width. Made with a central core to distribute the molten metal and heat. The core was then laboriously removed by hand with

Mainly 12th-15th century A.D. A mixed group of finger rings of various types and sizes, bezels comprising geometric and floral designs. 38.7 grams total, 20-23 mm (5/8 - 3/4 in.) European private coll

During the Middle Ages, 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

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

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

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