archaicwonder:Elizabethan Gold ’+BEHOLD THE END’ Mourning Ring for A N, Late 16th Century AD A sub
archaicwonder: Elizabethan Gold ’+BEHOLD THE END’ Mourning Ring for A N, Late 16th Century AD A substantial Tudor D-section gold hoop with reserved foliage on black enamel field, scrolled capital to each shoulder and initials ‘A’ and ‘N’, the plaque a fluted hexagon with disc, legend to the perimeter ’+DYE TO LYVE’ and disc with ’+BEHOLD.THE.END’ surrounding a white enamel skull in three-quarter view. 17 grams, 26mm overall, 22.07mm internal diameter. Watch this video for more info on this ring. -- source link