MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN RING, 10TH-15TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 8 1 Made by the lost wax

Made by the lost wax process with a disk originally filling the center to distribute the molten bronze and provide uniform heat for proper cooling

All the decoration quite crisp and uniform

Size 12 ¼

9mm inner diameter

near foil thickness with the decoration embossed and easily wear with small holes appearing

MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN RING, 10TH-15TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 8 1 Made by the lost waxRare variation, made in two pieces with the band (2. 7mm at the bottom) made from flat bronze and the copper bezel applied separately. Stylistically according with other example of the period with engraved stylized cross motif in hounds tooth lines. The shoulders engraved in chevrons or palm fronds. See Ancient Rings, Polio p. 103 for another example, made in the conventional manner, by mold casting. This is a very skillfully made provincial example