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Renaissance Gimmel Ring with Memento Mori

dated 1631

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Renaissance Gimmel Ring with Memento Mori, German

Renaissance Gimmel Ring with Memento Mori, German

Renaissance Gimmel Ring with Memento Mori, German

Renaissance Gimmel Ring with Memento Mori, German

Renaissance Gimmel Ring with Memento Mori, German

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Title: Renaissance Gimmel Ring with Memento Mori

Date: dated 1631

Culture: German

Dimensions: Height 29.61 mm; exterior diam. 23.7 mm; bezel 14.25 x 12.18 mm.; Weight 13.75 grams US size 7.5 UK 0 ½

Classification: Metalwork-Gold

Credit Line: Griffin Collection

Accession Number: L.2015.73.1

Chronology

Central Europe (including Germany), 1600-1800 A.D.

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