Ring
| Place of origin |
This ring was acquired by the Museum in 1871 as part of a large collection of rings which had been assembled by the Victorian scholar Edmund Waterton. It was believed at that time to be 17th-century Albanian but may be later. Old-style rings remained in use in the Balkans, as part of traditional costume, up to the early 20th century.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze and niello |
| Brief description | Bronze ring with niello star on bezel, Balkans |
| Physical description | Bronze ring with a shallow D-section shank and flat oval bezel with a scalloped rim. The bezel is raised above the level of the shank by three props with two cylindrical holes between them. There is a stylised niello flower on the face of the bezel, and a cross on each shoulder. |
| Object history | ex Waterton Collection |
| Summary | This ring was acquired by the Museum in 1871 as part of a large collection of rings which had been assembled by the Victorian scholar Edmund Waterton. It was believed at that time to be 17th-century Albanian but may be later. Old-style rings remained in use in the Balkans, as part of traditional costume, up to the early 20th century. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 981-1871 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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