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Historical Archive: John the Baptist Ring garnet intaglio in gold ring with niello and enamel stone 1.47 x 1.1 cm, ring 2.85 x 2.43 cm (.58 x .43, 1.12 x .96 inches) Italy, fourteenth century Latin inscription: Verbum caro factu(m est), The word was made flesh Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum XII 168 intaglio: John the Baptist with cross and scroll full band and stone ring profile, VERBV ring band, M:C ring band, ARO:F/ACTV