EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 9th-12th CENTURY, SIZE 9 3/4 2/15/22 The large oval bezel with

The large oval bezel with raised border and broad rounded transverse bands flanked by smaller

Gilt bronze with rounded bezel incised with a diamond within a diamond

Excellent preservation with very slight frosty surface from burial

Pollio) as Guiraud Type 2

with deep relief decoration of angles (spiral) bard flanked by pellet bands

EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 9th-12th CENTURY, SIZE 9 3/4 2/15/22 The large oval bezel withDuring the Middle Ages, the act of committing to marriage took place as a formal ceremony with vows, considered sacred and unbreakable, exchanged. A ring was given by the man to the woman to bind the pledge and worn until the marriage. That practice is believed to derive from the custom of providing a bride's price or dowry. This example is size 9 3 4 with a circular bezel, flanked by nubs forming a trefoil. It has been professionally refurbished with