Finger ring, metal, with receptacle for relics

Made:
1680
Metal finger ring with receptacle for relics with engraved

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Metal finger ring with receptacle for relics with engraved
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Metal finger ring with receptacle for relics with engraved hinged lid bearing inscriptions and arms of Lorenzo de Medici inscription written backwards ring decorated with applied metal set with turquoise stones and inlaid enamel, possibly 1680

Details

Category:
Wellcome (general)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641807
Materials:
bronze, mineral, enamel and velvet, lined
Measurements:
band: diameter 28 mm
bezel: length 35 mm
bezel: width 30 mm
bezel: depth 22 mm
type:
finger rings