EUROPEAN MAN’S SIGNET RING, 8TH-11TH CENTURY, SIZE 9 1/4 DAUCTION 7mm low rounded face band

7mm low rounded face band hand inscribed with a Cyrillic inscription to the face in its working life

In form it matches the common examples with line bordered shield centered

Worshipers concentrated on prayer by gazing into the fire

The balance with matching texture from burial

Oval bezel deeply modeled in the Roman style

EUROPEAN MAN’S SIGNET RING, 8TH-11TH CENTURY, SIZE 9 1/4 DAUCTION 7mm low rounded face bandPeriod of the universal Christian conversion and the early Crusades. Size 9 1 4 with narrow (1. 8mm) band flared shoulders. Lenticular bezel cut with a series of (worn) marks. Used to impress the signature of the owner in wax or clay. Language differences and illiteracy were barriers to trade. Signets allowed for universal verification of a signature facilitating trade at distance. Professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold surface restored.