Silver Gilt Iconographic Ring With The Seat Of Mercy. English, 15th Century.

A silver gilt iconographic ring engraved with the Seat of Mercy.

English, 15th century.

Ring size P UK / 7.5 US.

The rectangular bezel is engraved with God the Father holding the crucified Christ in a pose known as the ‘Throne of Pity’ or ‘Seat of Mercy’. The undulating band is scooped and pitched creating ten high points for the wearer to use as a ten decade rosary. 

This ring was found on Sunday 22nd October 2017 in Dover, Kent and has been recorded in the Portable Antiquites Scheme database, Unique ID: KENT-CF69CE.

https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/881509

There are two iconographic rings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London with similar engraved images of God the Father holding Christ, Accession numbers: M.241-1962 & 693-1871.