Medieval sapphire ring, circa 14th century. Hatton garden1

Medieval sapphire ring, circa 14th century. Hatton garden2

Medieval sapphire ring, circa 14th century. Hatton garden3

Medieval sapphire ring, circa 14th century. Hatton garden4

Medieval sapphire ring, circa 14th century.

18ct Yellow Gold, Sapphire

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Medieval ring. Centrally set with a single pentagonal unenhanced sapphire in a setting, with an approximate weight of 0.50 , to an irregular pentagon with polished edges, flanked by intricately carved featuring a chevron pattern separated with incised dot motifs and leading through to a solid . 18 yellow , 2.1 grams in weight, 14th century.

This ring was discovered by a metal detectorist near Cressing Temple in Essex on August 4th 2019. It has been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database Ref: ESS-D93749 and disclaimed as Treasure.

This ring was discovered by a metal detectorist near Cressing Temple in Essex in 2019. It has been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database Ref: ESS-D93749 and disclaimed as Treasure.

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Reference Number 28384

Ring size: S

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Period Medieval

TOTAL / RING Weight 2.1 grams

Metal 18ct Yellow Gold

Gemstone Sapphire, Cabochon, approximately 0.5ct

Provenance

This ring was discovered by a metal detectorist near Cressing Temple in Essex in 2019. It has been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database Ref: ESS-D93749 and disclaimed as Treasure. Cressing Temple in Essex was built by the Knights Templars in the 13th century. By 1313 the estate included a chapel, hall, brewhouse, dairy and smithy.

Condition

The ring is in fine condition commensurate with its age.

Chairman's Notes

Sapphires were a favourite choice in the Middle Ages, though so rare that they were reserved solely for royalty, upper nobility and certain high ranking clergymen. Sapphires were thought to be imbued with magical powers such as protecting the wearer from the effects of poison, preserving chastity, keeping the peace and curing snake bites. There are several examples of this type of ring that have been reported under the Treasure Act 1996 and recorded on the database. See, ESS-F5F15 and HAMP-2A4252.

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 sapphire ring, circa 14th century.

18ct Yellow Gold, Sapphire

Price: Price on application

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