Medieval turquoise bishop's stirrup ring hatton garden1

Medieval turquoise bishop's stirrup ring hatton garden2

Medieval turquoise bishop's stirrup ring hatton garden3

Medieval turquoise bishop's stirrup ring hatton garden4

Medieval turquoise bishop's stirrup ring hatton garden5

Medieval turquoise bishop's stirrup ring hatton garden6

Medieval Turquoise Bishop's Stirrup Ring, European, circa 14th century.

Yellow Gold, Turquoise

£5,200

Medieval ring. Set to center with a round turquoise in a setting, to stirrup ring design which flows through to a slightly tapering flat . yellow , approximately 3.5g in weight, European, 14th century.

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Reference Number 26437

Ring size: S

Size Guide

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Period Medieval

TOTAL / RING Weight 3.5 grams

Metal Yellow Gold

Gemstone Turquoise

Provenance

This ring was found near Winchester in 1987.

Condition

The turquoise is slightly chipped, but the ring remains in fine condition commensurate with its age. It would require some care when being worn.

Chairman's Notes

The Nishapur region of Persia (currently Iran) and the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) were the two major historical sources of turquoise. The Sinai mines were largely depleted in ancient times, so it is likely that this turquoise is of Persian origin, brought back to Europe during the crusades.

Bishop's rings were a particular style of ring found in Medieval England and France. The form of the ring echoes the shape of a horse's stirrup, from where it gets its name, but is also reminiscent of the gothic vaulted ceilings found in cathedrals - particularly apt when considering that these rings were often worn by bishops.

Delivery & Returns

Inside diameter (mm)	USA	UK	China India	European
11.63	0
11.84	¼
12.04	½	A
12.24	¾	A½
12.45	1	B	1
12.65	1¼	B½
12.85	1½	C
13.06	1¾	C½		41
13.26	2	D	2	42
13.46	2¼	D½
13.67	2½	E	3	43
13.87	2¾	E½
14.07	3	F	4	44
14.27	3¼	F½	5	45
14.48	3½	G
14.68	3¾	G½	6	46
		H		47
14.88	4	H½	7
15.09	4¼	I		48
15.29	4½	I½	8
15.49	4¾	J		49
15.7	5	J½	9	50
15.9	5¼	K		51
16.1	5½	K½	10
16.31	5¾	L		52
16.51	6	L½	11
16.71	6¼	M	12	53
16.92	6½	M½	13
17.12	6¾	N		54
17.32	7	O	14	55
17.53	7¼	O½		56
17.73	7½	P	15
17.93	7¾	P½		57
18.14	8	Q	16
18.34	8¼	Q½		58
18.54	8½	R	17	59
18.75	8¾	R½
18.95	9	S	18	60
19.15	9¼
19.35	9½	S½	19	61
19.56	9¾	T
19.76	10	T½	20	62
19.96	10¼	U	21
20.17	10½	U½	22	63
20.37	10¾	V		64
20.57	11	V½	23
20.78	11¼	W		65
20.98	11½	W½	24
21.18	11¾	X		66
21.39	12	Y	25	67
21.59	12¼	Y½		68
21.79	12½	Z	26
22	12¾	Z½		69
22.2	13		27
22.4	13¼
22.61	13½
22.81	13¾
23.01	14
23.22	14¼
23.42	14½
23.62	14¾
23.83	15
24.03	15¼
24.23	15½
24.43	15¾
24.64	16

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Medieval Turquoise Bishop's Stirrup Ring, European, circa 14th century.

Yellow Gold, Turquoise

£5,200

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