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Rare Baroque 17th Century Gold & Rock Crystal Devotional Reliquary Ring
$5,995.89
£4,460.34
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CA$8,210.43
A$9,128.88
CHF 4,766.60
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Period: circa 1690
Ring size: 9.5
Weight: 1.69gr
L’anello, databile all’ultimo decennio del XVII secolo, si compone di un cristallo di rocca taglio cabochon il quale, sollevandosi, rivela un compartimento interno, presumibilmente destinato a contenere una reliquia o un amuleto protettivo. L’anello, inoltre, è impreziosito da una minuziosa decorazione cesellata a fogliame che adorna il gambo. La peculiarità di questo anello, che lo distingue dalla tipologia degli anelli da veleno, risiede nell’impiego del cristallo di rocca, materiale largamente utilizzato in ambito religioso per le sue proprietà simboliche di purificazione ed elevazione spirituale, nonché impiegato in gioielleria per la creazione di manufatti destinati alla conservazione di reliquie o talismani protettivi.
The ring, dating back to the last decade of the 17th century, is made up of a cabochon-cut rock crystal which, when raised, reveals an internal compartment, presumably intended to contain a relic or a protective amulet. Furthermore, the ring is embellished with a meticulous chiseled foliage decoration that adorns the stem. The peculiarity of this ring, which distinguishes it from the type of poison rings, lies in the use of rock crystal, a material widely used in the religious field for its symbolic properties of purification and spiritual elevation, as well as used in jewelery for the creation of artefacts intended for the conservation of protective relics or talismans.
- Ring Size:9.5 US, Resizable
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- Weight:1.69 g
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- Date of Manufacture:1690's
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Firenze, IT
- Reference Number:Seller: 6641stDibs: LU12025593492
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