Clemens Alexandrinus in the second century tells us that men were required to wear the seal ring on the little finger, as worn in this way it would interfere least with the use of the hand, and would be best protected from injury and loss.[232] While, however, fashion must have dictated to a great extent the finger on which a seal ring was to be worn, we should bear in mind that any particular custom in this matter was not constant, and that individual preferences must often have determined the finger chosen to bear the seal ring. This diversity is attested by the differing statements of the old writers, as well as by the rare examples offered by ancient statues and paintings. One of the rare ivory rings in the British Museum is a signet the bezel of which bears an engraved design of Christ on the Cross, with the Virgin and St. John on either side. The legend is the motto of Constantine the Great: In hoc signo vinces. The hoop of this ring, which was found in Suffolk, has been restored at the back. The figures are very rudely engraved for a production of the sixteenth century.[233] [Illustration: Bronze signet-ring, Byzantine, two views and impression. The abbreviated Greek inscription reads: “May the Lord help his servant Stephan” British Museum] [Illustration: Bronze signet ring. European. Fifteenth Century British Museum] [Illustration: Silver ring, broken at the back. Bezel bears letter “T” crowned. Fifteenth Century British Museum] [Illustration: Ivory signet ring, with impression. On the carved bezel, the Crucifixion, between the Virgin and St. John; legend: “_In hoc signo vinces_,” motto of the Emperor Constantine British Museum] [Illustration: Bronze signet. The octagonal bezel is engraved with a greyhound’s head, and a rather obscure inscription. Ring and impression of signet. Fifteenth Century British Museum] [Illustration: Gold signet ring, engraved with a lion rampant; beneath, a star. Ring and impression. Sixteenth Century British Museum] [Illustration: Massive gold ring; bezel engraved with a lion passant regardant, and the legend: “Now is thus.” English, late Fifteenth Century. Ring and impression of signet British Museum] It appears to have been an ancient usage in some parts of the Christian world to use two signet rings in connection with the baptismal ceremonies. One of these was employed to seal up the font, or else the baptistry, while the other was used to affix a seal upon the profession of faith made by the neophyte, this profession being later entered on a public register. Some of the ecclesiastical writers saw the origin of the first-named ring in the text (Cant. iv, 12): A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.[234]