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Mourning ring
A mourning ring and its box. The ring is gold and is an eliptical shape. The sides have been decorated with linear engraved patterns. The top has an image of a woman leaning against a tomb looking up at a winged figure. There is an inscription on the tomb "HEAVEN HAS IN STORE WHT THOU HAST LOST". On the underside ther is a recess which holds a plait of hair which has a glass cover.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
51.319.1-2
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
diameter
(mm): 22
Length
(mm): 29
Height
(mm): 27
Material
gold
hair (human)
enamel
glass
Location
In store
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