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Source Description
Signet rings were used for impressing one's personal mark, like a signature, on the wax seal applied to a letter or other document. The signet on this ring depicts a shield with a rampant lion with a flute in its mouth. Above the shield are the initials S K. The sides of the ring are engraved with images of a man and a woman (probably husband and wife) in secular dress of the time.
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Document identity
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28581
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Signet Ring
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title
Signet Ring
description
Signet rings were used for impressing one's personal mark, like a signature, on the wax seal applied to a letter or other document. The signet on this ring depicts a shield with a rampant lion with a flute in its mouth. Above the shield are the initials S K. The sides of the ring are engraved with images of a man and a woman (probably husband and wife) in secular dress of the time.
provenance
Melvin Gutman Collection Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, May 15, 1970, Part V, lot 121; Mrs. Ruth Blumka, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1979, by purchase.
date
ca. 1500 (Renaissance)
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en
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Gold, Silver & Jewelry
finger rings
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cm
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1.2
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2.5
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2.6
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1/2 x 15/16 x 1 1/16 in. (1.2 x 2.5 x 2.6 cm)
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[Transcription] S K
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