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Description: | A silver-gilt, post-medieval ring dating to the 16th or early 17th century. The ring is of shallow section, the gilding much worn from the plain exterior, but largely remaining on the interior. The exterior of the ring is much abraded and sections around both rims of the hoop are lost in places. The interior is inscribed in Roman capitals: YOURS IN HART. This inscription is recorded by Joan Evans, English Posies and Posy-Rings (Oxford, 1931), p. 111, from the Harleian Manuscript (BL MS 6910), a common-place book written soon after 1596. The Roman capitals indicate a date in the later 16th or early 17th century.
Metal content: The precious metal content of the ring fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in that it is greater than 10%. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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