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on each side
3 1/2 coils to 6
Minor surface wear from burial
5 low rounded band flared to the shoulders
6mm width with deeply rounded face
EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING, C.1600-1700, SIZE 7 ½ 11 1/4 on each sideDuring the period, the act of committing to marriage took place as a formal ceremony with vows, considered sacred and unbreakable, exchanged. A ring was given by the man to the woman to bind the pledge and worn until the marriage. That practice is believed to derive from the custom of providing a brides price or dowry. This example is gilt bronze, size 7 1 2 with a narrow band and top or bezel formed of two hands gripped in a hand shape, somewhat
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