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JACOBEAN SILVER MEMENTO MORI RING WITH SKULL ON BOOK
17th century AD. A substantial silver finger ring with flat-section hoop, pillow-shaped bezel with incised motif comprising a skull resting on an open book with crossed long-bones above and hourglass(?) beside; the hoop with a hand holding a shroud(?) to each shoulder, inscribed in capitals nemo ante mortem beatus (nobody [is] blessed before his death"). 16.51 grams, 25.43mm overall, 17.78mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15) (1"). From a private Buckinghamshire, UK, collection; acquired in the 1990s. Very fine condition.
17th century AD. A substantial silver finger ring with flat-section hoop, pillow-shaped bezel with incised motif comprising a skull resting on an open book with crossed long-bones above and hourglass(?) beside; the hoop with a hand holding a shroud(?) to each shoulder, inscribed in capitals nemo ante mortem beatus (nobody [is] blessed before his death"). 16.51 grams, 25.43mm overall, 17.78mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15) (1"). From a private Buckinghamshire, UK, collection; acquired in the 1990s. Very fine condition.
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