Ca. 1300-1500 AD. European. A beautiful gilded silver ring with a circular band and flared shoulders decorated with a cross pattern and an oval bezel embellished with a beast (possibly a gryphon) with a long tail, encircled by a band decorated with a 'V' pattern. Excellent condition, wearable. For more information on Medieval rings, see Tait, H. (1986). Seven Thousand Years of Jewellery. British Museum Press, London; Ward. A. et al (1981). The Ring from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century. Thames and Hudson, London; Hinton, D. (1982). Medieval Jewellery. Shire Publications, Princes Risborough. Size: D: 18.19mm / US: 8 / UK: Q; 24.4g. Provenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s; previously acquired in Germany.