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Description: | Complete cast copper alloy late medieval finger ring. The ring has an external diameter of 29.82mm. The hoop is semicircular in section, having a domed outer edge and flat inner surface. It is 7.4mm wide and 5.18mm thick. It is decorated to the outer edge with a series of deep, grooved diagonal lines giving the ring a ??torse?? or twisted motif. Each ??twist?? is decorated with two raised large dots. There are traces of gilt to the internal and external surfaces of the ring, mainly within the grooves and around the dots. The exposed base metal surface of the ring has a dark brown patina. There are rough striation marks to the outer surface, which may be the result of tooling during manufacture. The ring weighs 17.08g. The large chunky nature of the ring may indicate that it was worn over a glove. The torse motif was popular in the 15th century, but Geoff Egan also informs that a similar example has been recorded from the Mary Rose shipwreck, which gives a secure date of 1545, suggesting the fashion was long lived. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McDonald, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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