EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 15th-17th CENTURY, SIZE 8 1/2 03/18/2025 Raised oval shaped bezel of

Raised oval shaped bezel of high domed section

abstracted and not identified

7mm at the bottom) made from flat bronze and the copper bezel applied separately

Surface textured from burial obscuring the details

EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 15th-17th CENTURY, SIZE 8 1/2 03/18/2025 Raised oval shaped bezel ofDuring the Renaissance, 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 size 8 1 4 with oval bezel with stippled recessed surround, flanked by a foliate arrangement with raised