Ring
Ring
1800-1850 (made)
1800-1850 (made)
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| 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 described at that time as modern Syrian.
It was probably made as a souvenir for Christian pilgrims visiting Jerusalem. The five interlocking crosses were the heraldic symbol of the medieval Kingdom of Jerusalem, and have been widely used as a symbol of the city in modern times. The spray which surrounds the crosses was a common motif on 19th-century Ottoman silver; it may represent ears of corn or olive branches.
It was probably made as a souvenir for Christian pilgrims visiting Jerusalem. The five interlocking crosses were the heraldic symbol of the medieval Kingdom of Jerusalem, and have been widely used as a symbol of the city in modern times. The spray which surrounds the crosses was a common motif on 19th-century Ottoman silver; it may represent ears of corn or olive branches.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Ring (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Incised silver |
| Brief description | Silver seal ring engraved with a Jerusalem cross within a wreath and the word 'Jerusalem' in Hebrew script above, Jerusalem (Israel), 1800-1850. |
| Physical description | Silver seal ring with a vertical oval bezel engraved with the Cross of Jerusalem (a cross potent between four plain crosslets) with two branches on either side which cross at the bottom to form a wreath, and the word ‘Jerusalem’ in Hebrew characters (inverted) above. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ירושלים (At top of bezel, inverted.)
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| Subject depicted | |
| 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 described at that time as modern Syrian. It was probably made as a souvenir for Christian pilgrims visiting Jerusalem. The five interlocking crosses were the heraldic symbol of the medieval Kingdom of Jerusalem, and have been widely used as a symbol of the city in modern times. The spray which surrounds the crosses was a common motif on 19th-century Ottoman silver; it may represent ears of corn or olive branches. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1005-1871 |
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| Record created | February 28, 2003 |
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