Outstanding Medieval Silver inscribed FEDE/Stirrup Ring

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Outstanding Medieval Silver inscribed FEDE/Stirrup Ring Absolutely outstanding Medieval silver FEDE high stirrup-shaped ring with a solid hoop showing in the lower part two clasped hands (dextrarum iunctio) as a symbol of love and fidelity. On the outside an Italian inscription with the period spelling of that time is incised "Per tu a belta" which translated means "for your beauty. " The ring head is designed like a stirrup ring but instead of the stone is a flat worked out "button". The stirrup ring is named for its resemblance to a horse's stirrup. Once the form of the stirrup ring developed in the Medieval time, there was little evolution of the type. The present ring is unusual because of its high shape, the setting instead of a stone a "button", engraving and the clasped hands at the ring base. T his ring shows elements of a Fede and a Stirrup ring. The history of fede or “clasped hands” rings goes back into antiquity. In Roman times this type of ring was often referred to as Concordia – for Concord, the goddess of harmony who was worshiped as the bringer of marital harmony. From the 12th through the 17th century it was a fairly common form of marriage ring and occasionally employed as a ring that represented friendship. Pls. read the condition description below 14.-16 C. ADWeight 5.4 g, size 18.1 mm, US 8 , UK approx. POrigin read more

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