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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Ring

1400-1500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Silver ring, the hoop, with 21 concave facets, inscribed in lombardic characters + AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA DO.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraved silver
Brief description
Silver ring, the hoop, with 21 concave facets, inscribed in lombardic characters + AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA DO. ('Hail Mary, full of grace, the lord is with thee'). Western Europe,1400-1500.
Physical description
Silver ring, the hoop, with 21 concave facets, inscribed in lombardic characters + AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA DO.
Dimensions
  • Depth: 0.3cm
  • Diameter: 2.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
inscribed + AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA DO. (the hoop; in lombardic characters)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss E. M. Begg
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.336-1975

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Record createdMarch 6, 2006
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