A gold and enamel momento mori ring, the hexafoil bezel with central enamel skull and inscription "Knoe Thi Selfe", with scroll-chased shoulders, circa 1580 (repaired).

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A gold and enamel momento mori ring, the hexafoil bezel with central enamel skull and inscription "Knoe Thi Selfe", with scroll-chased shoulders, circa 1580 (repaired).
C.F.C.C.Oman Catalogue of Rings (Victoria and Albert Museum, 1930) No. 740.

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