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Description: | Copper alloy signet ring dating from the late medieval or post medieval period. The ring has an external diameter of 25.9mm and the hoop is 5mm wide and 2.6mm thick. The bezel is oval and is bezel is 12.7mm from top to bottom and 14.5mm from side to side. The hoop is completely circular and the bezel sits on top of the hoop. The bezel is incised with a design to allow it to be used as a seal matrix. The design is of a capital letter ??I?? with a star on each side and a crown above. This is a style of signet ring which was common in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. The ring has a deep brown glossy patina with some patches of orange corrosion. In places the patina is deeply chipped and there is green corrosion in the damaged areas. The damage seems to be mainly in small circular pockets. There is one on the bezel which partially obscures the crown. | Subjects: | signet | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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