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Antique Enamel 10k Ring St George Slaying the Dragon
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Antique Enamel 10k Ring St George Slaying the Dragon Being offered for sale is a truly unique original antique ring. The ring is 10k gold (tested, not marked) and has a three dimensional image of St. George slaying the dragon. T several condition issues. The enamel is badly worn and most of the stones had been replaced with color glass which is glued instead of bezel set. The stones can be restored to their original condition without spending a lot of money, though. Enamel is a different story and should remain as it is. T is one single cut diamond in the center. The ring is size 5 (sizable) and weighs 11.3 grams. The ring is being sold as is. The top of the ring measures 1 3/4 inch N to S and 3/4 inch E to W, so you can see it is quite an impressive ring! Great find for a St. George collector! is a little background on the legend of St. George and the Dragon. The episode of St George and the Dragon was a myth brought back with the Crusaders and retold with the courtly appurtenances belonging to the genre of Romance. The earliest known depiction of the mytheme is from early eleventh-century Cappadocia, (in the iconography of the Eastern Orthodox Church, George had been depicted as a soldier since at least the seventh century); the earliest known surviving narrative text is an eleventh-century Georgian text. In the fully-developed Western version, which developed as part of the Golden Legend, a dragon makes its nest at the spring that provides water for the city of "Silene" (perhaps modern Cyrene) in Libya or the city of Lydda, depending on the source. Consequently, the citizens have to dislodge the dragon from its nest for a time, in order to collect water. To do so, each day they offer the dragon at first a sheep, and if no sheep can be found, then a maiden must go instead of the sheep. The victim is chosen by drawing lots. One day, this happens to be the princess. The monarch begs for her life to be spared, but to no avail. She is offered to the dragon, but t appears Saint George on his travels. He faces the dragon, protects himself with the sign of the cross, slays it and rescues the princess. The grateful citizens abandon their ancestral paganism and convert to Christianity. Insurance required for unconfirmed address _gsrx_vers_236 (GS 5.0.3 (236)) 
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