MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN SIGNET RING, 8TH-11TH CENTURY, SIZE 9 1/4 02/06/2024 6mm inner diameter

6mm inner diameter

Stirrup form

Gilt bronze with oval bezel cut with a figure

2mm band with deep central groove presenting a double ban effect

MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN SIGNET RING, 8TH-11TH CENTURY, SIZE 9 1/4 02/06/2024 6mm inner diameterPeriod of the universal Christian conversion and the early Crusades. Size 9 with narrow (1. 8 mm) deeply rounded band flared at the shoulders. Oval bezel cut with six marks or ciphers. Used to impress the signature of the owner in wax or clay. Language differences and illiteracy were barriers to trade. Signets allowed for universal verification of a signature facilitating trade at distance. Professionally refurbished with the silver surface restored.