A RARE MEDIEVAL SAPPHIRE ICONOGRAPHIC RING
A RARE MEDIEVAL SAPPHIRE ICONOGRAPHIC RING
Rectangular cut cornered sapphire measuring 9.8 x 7.85mm, scalloped cusp setting, gold mount with engraved figures depicting Saint Elizabeth of Hungary and the Infant Christ, 15th century, ring size J
Length 21 mm
Height 10.5 mm
Width 19 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Weight 5.86 gr.
Treasure number: 2016-T538, found at Kirton near Boston, Nottinghamshire, 2016
Gem & Pearl Laboratory, 2019, report no. 17902: Sri Lanka, no evidence of heat treatment
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A RARE MEDIEVAL SAPPHIRE ICONOGRAPHIC RING
Rectangular cut cornered sapphire measuring 9.8 x 7.85mm, scalloped cusp setting, gold mount with engraved figures depicting Saint Elizabeth of Hungary and the Infant Christ, 15th century, ring size J
Length 21 mm
Height 10.5 mm
Width 19 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Weight 5.86 gr.
Treasure number: 2016-T538, found at Kirton near Boston, Nottinghamshire, 2016
Gem & Pearl Laboratory, 2019, report no. 17902: Sri Lanka, no evidence of heat treatment
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