Ring brooch: A type of brooch similar to a penannular brooch, but with a complete ring to which is usually hinged a horizontal pin slightly longer than the diameter of the brooch.
The most common brooches were ring brooches, often inscribed with religious texts or expressions of love.
A type of brooch in the form of a ring brooch with the rim shaped like a floral stem with nodes, sometimes decorated with gemstones, and in the central space a variety of figures of persons or animals made of chased and enamelled gold.
See also: Jewelry, Brooch, Gold, Jewel, Gemstones
 
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