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The Gumedruta ring, Lombardic or Ostrogothic, found at Bergamo, Italy; 6th-7th. Engraved with a female bust and inscribed in reverse "GUMED/RUTAVEC, the Germanic name Gumedruta followed by an abbreviated, honorific title ("Virgo Egregia"). She is shown wearing Byzantine-type clothing with a diadem with triple pendants. Such rings were used for sealing documents and private correspondence by royalty, royal officials and members of the nobility. M AND ME, 1920,10-28,2
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART209479
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4000px × 3077px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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Cylinder Seal
Female
Jewelry
Lombard
Pendant
Portrait
Ring, Jewelry
Seal, Imprint
Woman