Moonstone Solitaire Ring Carved with Cameo Frog, Late 16th Century – Early 17th Century [2048 x 1355]
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Moonstone Solitaire Ring Carved with Cameo Frog, Late 16th Century – Early 17th Century [2048 x 1355]
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Gold enamelled ring with a round bezel set with a moonstone carved with a cameo frog. Part of the Cheapside Hoard. The materials are moonstone (feldspar orthoclase, potassium aluminium silicate, crystal structure – monoclinic, prismatic), gold, enamel. One of nearly 500 objects found in the Cheapside Hoard. The ring’s moonstone is carved with the image of a frog. This buried collection of precious objects was unearthed by workmen in 1912.
Hidden at some point between 1640 and 1666, it probably belonged to a trading goldsmith jeweller.
Containing nearly 500 items, this is the greatest collection of 16th- and 17th-century jewellery ever found. And almost all of it is in the collection at [London Museum](https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/london-stories/jewels-cheapside-hoard/).