English: More than simply jewelry, signet rings were essential in the Early Byzantine period for sealing personal documents and validating wills and testaments. By the 6th century, most rings had a personal monogram, such as the block-letter format on this silver one that reads "of Mark".
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атрибуцэ – ТхакӀуэм и цӀэр,лицензиер, тхакӀуэм зэхъуэкӀыныгъэ хилъхьахэр къэбгъэлъэгъуэн хуейщ. Ар сыт хуэдэ къызэрыгуэкӀ Ӏуэхугъуэк1и пщ1ы хъунущ, ауэ лицениер зейм уэ удэщӀу е уэ укъигъэсэбэпу фэ къытеуэн хуейкъым.
А Ӏуэхугъуэ дыдэхэмкІэ зегъэубгъуныгъэ – Фэ зэфхъуэкӀымэ, зэвгъэзахуэмэ е мыр и лабжьэу нэгъуэщӀ лэжьыгъэ гуэр буухуэмэ оригиналым и лицензиер къэбгъэсэбэбын хуейщ Ӏэмал имыӀэу е е оригиналым езэгъ лицензие.
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