A Renaissance gold ring set with a turquoise.
Western Europe, first half of the 16th century.
Ring size J 1/2 UK / 5 US.
The bezel measures 1 x 0.9cm.
Weighs 3.4 grams.
The fine gold ring is set with a high pie-crust bezel with a cabochon turquoise within a rub over setting.
Provenance: English private collection.
A remarkably similar example can be found in the Portable Antiquities Database, Unique ID: LIN-85CE61.
Another similar example can be found in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Accession Number: 954-1871.
References:
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/52686
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O118848/ring-unknown/?carousel-image=2006BL1925
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