Vintage 18k Gold Boar-Head Crest Signet Ring Size:4 or nut adapted for long

or nut adapted for long journeys over water

The clasp is an ornate heart-shaped padlock with oval locket compartment on one side

6ct Siberian amethyst

7mm diameter (not including jump ring)

engine turned

Vintage 18k Gold Boar-Head Crest Signet Ring Size:4 or nut adapted for longDATE: Vintage, c. 1960 A cool vintage signet ring, the head carved with a boar head crest. It's modelled in 18k yellow gold and very substantial at 12. 9g. Dates to the 1960's. The boar is frequently met with in heraldry. The boar is a symbol of intrepidness, a champion among wild beasts, and encounters enemies with great courage. Celtic and Anglo Saxon helmets had boar head crests, and it was supposed to give protection to the warrior. Beowulf, in