EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 9th-12th CENTURY, SIZE 9 3/4 2/15/22 2mm band with double incised

2mm band with double incised bands resulting in a five rank section

Pollio) as Guiraud Type 2

Pointed oval bezel cut with two diagonals flanked by three transverse bars

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

EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 9th-12th CENTURY, SIZE 9 3/4 2/15/22 2mm band with double incisedDuring 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