MEDIEVAL HOLY LANDS BRONZE RING

Ca.1200 AD. Amazing wearable Crusaders bronze ring depicting star of Bethlehem. The Star of Bethlehem, or Christmas Star, appears only in the nativity story of the Gospel of Matthew, where "wise men from the East" (Magi) are inspired by the star to travel to Jerusalem. There they meet King Herod of Judea, and ask, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We have come to pay homage to the new-born king of the Jews." Herod calls his scribes and priests who quote to him that a verse from the Book of Micah interpreted as a prophecy, states that the Jewish Messiah would be born in Bethlehem to the south of Jerusalem. Secretly intending to find and kill the Messiah in order to preserve his own kingship. Good Condition; D:18mm/L:22mm; UK P US 8; 6g; Provenance: Property of a London gallery; ex. 1980s British collection.