Ring Brooch
1200-1300 (made)
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Ring brooch, gilded silver, set with a green paste at the upper point of the circle, and a blue paste at the lower point of the circle. Bifaceted: the outer face engraved with an inscription in Lombardic letters 'IOSV ICI ATI VCI' (Here I am yours: behold me). The inner face with zigzag decoration on two of the four panels.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt ring brooch with one blue and one green paste imitation gems. Inscribed in French in Lombardic characters 'Here I am yours'. England, 1200-1300. |
| Physical description | Ring brooch, gilded silver, set with a green paste at the upper point of the circle, and a blue paste at the lower point of the circle. Bifaceted: the outer face engraved with an inscription in Lombardic letters 'IOSV ICI ATI VCI' (Here I am yours: behold me). The inner face with zigzag decoration on two of the four panels. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | IOSV ICI ATI VCI (French, Lombardic letters, in modern French: 'Je suis ici a toi, voici')
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| Object history | Found in a churchyard in Selfhanger, Norfolk. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Lightbown, Ronald. Medieval European Jewellery: with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria & Albert Museum. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1992. cat.4. p. 492. |
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| Accession number | M.28-1929 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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