Georgian gold mourning ring, inscribed inside

An image of Ring. Unknown Maker (English). Hoop formed of six scrolls each bearing a symbol: a skull, crossbones, a spade and mattock, an hour-glass, a coffin, and a crown of stars. Inscribed inside hoop: Arnold Rosenhagen ob Dec: 1743 æt 45. Gold, height 4.0 mm, depth 2.0 mm, length 20.5 mm, 1743.

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Ring. Unknown Maker (English). Hoop formed of six scrolls each bearing a symbol: a skull, crossbones, a spade and mattock, an hour-glass, a coffin, and a crown of stars. Inscribed inside hoop: Arnold Rosenhagen ob Dec: 1743 æt 45. Gold, height 4.0 mm, depth 2.0 mm, length 20.5 mm, 1743.

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Accession Number: PER.M.214-1923
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Photographer name: Michael Jones
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Exposure time: 1/100
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2009:02:27 22:58:46

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