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Fede ring
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A simple fede ring, with a plain, 4mm band. the width at the hands is 6mm.
A fede ring is a ring in which two hands clasp, as if in friendship or love. The design was used in anceint Rome and maybe maybe earlier. It became prominent in the medieval period, from the 12th century onward through to the 17th. The name "fede" is from the Italian phrase mani in fede ("hands clasped in faith").
Available in silver and gilded silver.