Ring Brooch
1400-1450 (made)
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Ring brooch, gilded silver. On the first side, engraved with a black letter inscription '+ Jhesus: naz[ar]enus Rex: Iudeorum' (Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews). On the other side similarly engraved with 'Johannus / : Lamb' (John Lamb), each word separated by scrolling ivy foliage. The head of the pin is engraved with a Latin cross on the first side, and on the other side with a floriated cross.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gilded silver, engraved |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt ring brooch inscribed in Latin 'Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews' and in English 'John Lamb'. England, 1400-50. |
| Physical description | Ring brooch, gilded silver. On the first side, engraved with a black letter inscription '+ Jhesus: naz[ar]enus Rex: Iudeorum' (Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews). On the other side similarly engraved with 'Johannus / : Lamb' (John Lamb), each word separated by scrolling ivy foliage. The head of the pin is engraved with a Latin cross on the first side, and on the other side with a floriated cross. |
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| Object history | Purchase. RF 69/988 |
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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. 23. p. 497. |
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| Accession number | M.12-1969 |
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| Record created | September 9, 2004 |
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