Taunton “Beauty of Death” ring
15th century gold posy ring inscribed with “Beau de Mort”, “Beauty of Death”. It was found on 19 January 2020 in Mid Devon and recorded at the PAS as DEV-A918D2.
15th century gold posy ring inscribed with “Beau de Mort”, “Beauty of Death”. It was found on 19 January 2020 in Mid Devon and recorded at the PAS as DEV-A918D2.
Hi Malcom, I’ve added an image of all sides of the ring from the auctioneer’s website, showing the full inscription.
of course it cannot possibly read as given! If I had access to some decent photos — the same quality as on here — the PAS ones are quite out of focus! — I could tell you what it really says1