Ring
ca. 1400
Ring
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.
Object data
Object Name
Jewellery; Ring
Culture
Venice (?)
Dated
ca. 1400
Material
Sapphire
Dimensions
2,4 cm × 2,4 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer
Inv. No.
Kunstkammer, 2201
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