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Signet ring "of the Black Prince" possibly owned by Prince Edward of Woodstock, 1330-1376 ruby or garnet intaglio, gold, and traces of enamel ring diameters 2.3 and 2.7 cm (0.9 x 1.1 inch) second half of fourteenth century bezel inscription: SIGILLUM SECRETUM, "secret seal" inscription on edge of bezel: S/ GE/OR/GI/US, "Saint George" inscription on sides of band: +IEXUS AVTEM * TRANSIENS * PER * ME DIVM ILLORVM * IBAT * ET * VERBUM * C "But he passing through the midst of them. And the Word" (Luke 4, John 1) Paris, Musée du Louvre OA 9597 full bezel intaglio, raking light from left intaglio, direct light bezel inscription: VM + SIGI full ring, oblique view with cm scale full ring, profile view with cm scale bezel edge inscription: S/ GE/OR bezel edge inscription: GI/US inscription on band: IENS * PER * band, inscription: * ET * VERBUM * C band band at bezel band, top (reversed): TEM * TRANSIENS *; bottom: ILLORVM * IBAT * ET *