大英博物館のインスタグラム(britishmuseum) - 4月13日 18時58分

Sapphires, diamonds and pearls are all familiar gemstones, but in medieval Europe valuable jewellery could also be inlaid with ‘toadstones’!
This 16th-century ring features one of these enigmatic gems. It was originally thought the stones were carried in the heads of toads, and would ‘be thrown out of the mouth if the creature was placed upon a piece of red cloth’. They were worn to protect the owner from kidney stones, to protect newborn babies and to identify poison. In fact, the toadstone isn’t connected to toads at all – it’s the fossilised tooth of a fish, Lepidotus maximus.
Discover beautiful medieval jewellery and the symbolic properties of gemstones with Curator Naomi Speakman – watch the video via the link in our bio! #jewellery #Medieval #MedievalHistory #rings #gemstones #gems #jewelry #toadstone #Europe #BritishMuseum #London

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