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Devotional ring

A type of finger ring having a broad hoop and enamelled with a sacred monogram or holy names, e.g. names of Jesus and Mary or of the Three Kings or Christian inscriptions. Such rings are mainly from the 15th century.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson