EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 9TH-12TH CENTURY, SIZE 10 10/18/2022 Lenticular bezel textured from burial

Lenticular bezel textured from burial

Good quality and exceptional preservation

Broad rounded face band 4

Gilt bronze of large proportions with raised oval bezel hand engraved with a cross with in a broader cross

Gift boxed with certificate of authenticity

EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 9TH-12TH CENTURY, SIZE 10 10/18/2022 Lenticular bezel textured from burialDuring 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 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 10 with a diamond shaped bezel, flanked by hearts. It has been professionally refurbished with the silver