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Ring

ca. 1400

A note from the year 1436 identifies the owner of this ring as Duke Ernest the Iron (1377–1424). This makes it the oldest, unequivocally attributable object inventoried among the medieval treasures of the House of Habsburg.

A note from the year 1436 identifies the owner of this ring as Duke Ernest the Iron (1377–1424). This makes it the oldest, unequivocally attributable object inventoried among the medieval treasures of the House of Habsburg.

Time:
ca. 1400

Object Name
Jewellery; Ring

Culture
Venice (?)

Material/technology:
Sapphire

Dimensions:
2,4 cm × 2,4 cm

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer

Invs.
Kunstkammer, 2201