EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 9th-12th CENTURY, SIZE 9 3/4 2/15/22 Gilt bronze with rounded bezel

Gilt bronze with rounded bezel incised with a diamond within a diamond

Gilt bronze of small proportions with flared edge raised oval bezel

Pointed oval bezel cut with two diagonals flanked by three transverse bars

Pollio) as Guiraud Type 2

EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 9th-12th CENTURY, SIZE 9 3/4 2/15/22 Gilt bronze with rounded bezelDuring 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 9 3 4 with a circular bezel, flanked by nubs forming a trefoil. It has been professionally refurbished with