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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 2163089, member: 5833"]I doubt it's a reproduction. The question in my mind is whether the entire ring is 16th century or was it cobbled together at a later time? People still used signet rings as seals, which are usually engraved as intaglios in reverse so the impressed image comes out in relief & correctly oriented. This is the opposite: it is cut in relief, so the impression it would make would be in intaglio. On the other hand, the small size is consistent with older ring stones.</p><p><br /></p><p>Think I'm with Davey, too much doubt, too many red flags.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 2163089, member: 5833"]I doubt it's a reproduction. The question in my mind is whether the entire ring is 16th century or was it cobbled together at a later time? People still used signet rings as seals, which are usually engraved as intaglios in reverse so the impressed image comes out in relief & correctly oriented. This is the opposite: it is cut in relief, so the impression it would make would be in intaglio. On the other hand, the small size is consistent with older ring stones. Think I'm with Davey, too much doubt, too many red flags.[/QUOTE]
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