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Basic Information | | Accession Number: | 1935M547.275 |
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| Collection: | Applied Art - Jewellery |
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| Date: | 1200 - 1299 |
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Notes | This gold ecclesiastic ring is set with cabochon cut sapphire. The triangular shank is inscribed 'In manus tuas Domine commendo spiritum meum in cri'. This translates as 'into thy hands I commend my spirit', the last words spoken by Jesus. | | Bequeathed by Thomas George Barnett, 1935. |
Further Information | | Production Period: | 13th Century |
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| Medium: | Gold, set with cabuchon sapphire, inscribed. |
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| Material(s): | Sapphire |
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| Place of Origin: | England |
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