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Historical Archive: Ring of Jean sans Peur (John the Fearless) Paris, around 1410 Jean 1371-1419, reg. as duke of Burgundy 1404-19 Gold, agate, jet, emerald, ruby, translucent enamel diameter 2.3 cm (.90 inches) Latin inscription: VER[e filius dei erat] ISTE (Indeed this was the Son of God) Paris, Musée du Louvre OA 9524 portrait lit from top left portrait lit from top right portrait from its front full ring, horizontal with cm scale full ring, oblique with cm scale interior inscription aligned with portrait interior inscription and carpenter's plane (Jean's personal symbol) interior inscription, VER[e] interior inscription, ISTE portrait from above, beginning of effaced exterior inscription end of effaced exterior inscription