{"product_id":"medieval-garnet-ring","title":"Medieval Garnet Ring","description":"\u003cp\u003eRare Late Medieval cabochon ring dating from the 1400s. The stone sits proud in its gold mount with ornate embellishment, reminiscent of crenellations, all around and elegant engraved lyre motifs to the shoulders. The closed backed setting allows light to bounce off the gold behind the blood-red stone and reflect back out giving it an etherial appearance: appearing to glow from within. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA reminder of things that happened in the 15th century, when this ring was made: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hundred Years' War saw France and England wrestling for power. The Battle of Agincourt was fought in 1415.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoan or Arc was executed in 1431, having turned the tide of the aforementioned Hundred Years' War, lifting the siege or Orléans in 1429 and effectively crowning Charles VII.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstantinople falls to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 bringing an end to the Roman Empire, once and for all. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohannes Gutenberg invented the printing press around 1450.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColumbus reached the Americas in 1492.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEra: 15th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStone: Garnet Cabochon, variety almandine-pyrope\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRing size: J 1\/2 or 5 US. Not resizable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHead: 12.8mm by 11.0mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarks: None, tested as 21ct gold (thereabouts)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good. Wear consistent with age, particularly around one side of the head - see images. Possible evidence of an old resize to one shoulder.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Heirloom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52907713986872,"sku":"LO3143","price":3600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/7387\/2952\/files\/Website-5645.jpg?v=1788532032","url":"https:\/\/lostowl.com\/products\/medieval-garnet-ring","provider":"Lost Owl Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}