EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING, 16TH-17TH CENTURY, SIZE 11 1/4 2 3/4 7mm width flaring slightly to

7mm width flaring slightly to the shoulders

9th century

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The surface with degradation from burial

EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING, 16TH-17TH CENTURY, SIZE 11 1/4 2 3/4 7mm width flaring slightly toDuring 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 a lenticular bezel flanked by hearts. Exceptional preservation. Professionally refurbished with