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Description: | A copper-alloy signet finger ring dating to the medieval or early post-medieval period (about 1300 to 1600 AD). The ring is quite badly worn and much of the original surface has been removed. The hoop of the ring still retains its circular appearance, although the hoop has been badly worn directly opposite the bezel. This has meant that the metal has thinned down to 1.9mm in width and 2.04mm in thickness, at the thinnest point. However it is clear that the hoop was designed to get wider towards the bezel. The ring gradually widens towards the oval bezel, which depicts a hunting dog walking towards the right. The dog has been engraved into the copper alloy, and is surrounded by an engraved circle made up of dots. There is a similar ring in the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue. Part 1, from an unknown provenance. | Subjects: | Signet | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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