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Description: | A complete copper alloy finger ring of Post-Medieval date, probably an eighteenth or nineteenth century 'peasant' ring. The ring measures 15.63mm in external diameter and 12.98mm in internal diameter. The outer face of the hoop has seven faceted panels of molded quatrefoil decoration, each with foliate motifs in their interior and a small central circle, as if in imitation of a setting with a stone at its centre. The exterior has a white metal finish to give the impression of a silver ring, the interior is in contrast poorly finished with each of the seven panels clearly visible. The ring was probably made in a single, flat strip and then carefully bent round to create the circular shape. This example weighs 1.80g.
The ring is very small in size and was presumably intended for a woman or a child. A similar example with seven faces from Newton Abbot can be found in Read (1995: pp. 191, no. 1347) and indicates a date from the eighteenth or nineteenth century AD. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Brown, Andrew | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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