{"product_id":"late-medieval-gold-and-turquoise-ring-c-1450","title":"Medieval Gold and Turquoise Ring","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eA rare and exquisitely small late Medieval gold ring, dating to around 1450. Set with a robin’s egg blue turquoise cabochon in a cusped quatrefoil bezel designed to mimic a flower bud.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis ring was likely worn as a midi or mid-finger ring—a popular Renaissance fashion where multiple rings adorned both hands, often in graduated sizes. Crafted in high-karat gold (testing as approx. 19K), the ring features a delicately formed cusped bezel with four recessed crescent motifs.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe bezel measures 5mm across and holds a 2.5 x 3mm turquoise cabochon. The internal diameter is just 13mm, approximately UK size C \/ US size 1.5.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eTurquoise was highly prized in the Medieval period, believed to guard against poisoning and protect riders from falls. A similar ring is held in the British Museum’s Fishpool Hoard (1967,1208.2) and others are recorded in the PAS database (YORYM-337655, PAS-2C69D6, and LVPL-AE4F3D).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eUnmarked but tested as approx. 19K gold. In very good condition given its age—a beautifully preserved example of late Medieval jewellery.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ravensbury Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48622946091316,"sku":"1017810083","price":4891.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6784\/5428\/files\/0G2A4943-2.jpg?v=1749904639","url":"https:\/\/ravensburyantiques.com\/nl-nl\/products\/late-medieval-gold-and-turquoise-ring-c-1450","provider":"Ravensbury Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}