Cleveland Museum of Art

Ring

Date

1300s

Medium

gilded silver, sapphire

Culture

England, 14th century

Department

Medieval Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Tradition holds that this ring was found in a garden in Winchester, England. In the 14th century, rings were worn in large numbers-four or five on one hand. The symbols of the sun and moon and the clasped hands found on this ring suggest a sentimental relationship between a man and a woman.

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