Medieval Bronze Rare Jewish Women’s Ring-Shabbat Tradition with the Zayin Symbol (No reserve price)

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Rare Jewish Women’s Ring — Shabbat Tradition with the Zayin Symbol

Object Details
Culture: Jewish / Proposed Cultural Identification
Period: Medieval Period ca. 13th–15th Century AD
Material: Bronze
Technique: Incised Engraving with a Geometric Border
Iconography: Single Bezel Mark Interpreted as Hebrew Zayin (ז); Symbolic Association with Shabbat

Dimensions
Ring Height: 14.11 mm ±
Outer Diameter: 14.31 mm ±
Inner Diameter: 12.71 mm ±
Weight: 0.59 g
Ring Size Conversion Chart
EU: approximately 40
US: approximately 1¼
UK: approximately B¾

Description
This miniature bronze ring features a slender hoop and an angular bezel framed by repeated triangular impressions. The deeply incised central sign is interpreted as the Hebrew letter Zayin (ז), creating a distinctive epigraphic focus. Its small dimensions suggest use on a slender finger, while brown and green surface tones highlight the engraved decoration.

In Jewish symbolic interpretation, Zayin carries the numerical value seven and is associated with Shabbat, the seventh day of the week. This connection places the proposed letter reading within a tradition of sacred time, rest and spiritual renewal; it offers a symbolic context for the ring rather than establishing a ceremonial function.

Within this reading, the small engraved sign evokes the arrival of Shabbat: everyday labour pauses, the household gathers, and kedushah, holiness, gives the seventh day its distinctive character.

Report, Shipping & Photography
A Cultural and Iconographic Assessment Report is available upon request before dispatch. A printed copy will be prepared and included with the shipment. A signed ownership document issued in the buyer’s name can also be provided if requested before dispatch.

Every shipment is fully insured.
The photographs were taken under warm, museum-inspired lighting to present the object’s surface details and historical character naturally. The object was documented using high-resolution imaging equipment. Its physical structure and form have not been altered; only limited colour-balance adjustments have been applied for visual accuracy. Please consider the photographs together with the stated measurements when assessing its size.
Any cords, separate attachment rings or other display accessories visible in the photographs are not included with the object.

Information
The object is presented in good faith, with a commitment to transparency and scholarly consistency. No object is knowingly offered as a copy or imitation.

Dating, cultural attribution, material identification, original function and symbolic interpretation are academic assessments based on typological comparison and the available comparative evidence. Relevant museum examples and expert opinions are considered where available. These assessments are not definitive laboratory findings; more conclusive identification may require further examination and appropriate analysis beyond the scope of the sale.