EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 9th-12th CENTURY, SIZE 11 ¼ 10 1/2 6mm flat face band flared

6mm flat face band flared at the shoulders

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Raised square bezel with relief decoration of a flower and foliage

3mm at the top

0mm rounded face band flared at the shoulders

EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 9th-12th CENTURY, SIZE 11 ¼ 10 1/2 6mm flat face band flaredDuring 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 brides price or dowry. This example is size 11 1 4 with two segments of abstracted form, representing the two hands to be united. It has been