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Known as a "Penny ring",
because of it's small size. Diam 17mm, small size N. Turquoise was thought to protect the wearer against poisoning, drowning, or having an accident while riding. It was also supposed to have the property of indicating the state of health of the wearer, a quality later enshrined in Donne's couplet- 'As a compassionate Turcoyse which doth tell By looking pale, the wearer is not well.' |
