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Description: | A complete silver gilt Medieval finger-ring of iconographic type. The bezel consists of two panels, the one on the left engraved with the figure of a kneeling angel and the one on the right with two standing figures. This is likely to represent the Annunciation, the second bearded figure on the right panel possibly intended as God the Father.
The hoop of the ring is made up of a series of lozenges, the shoulder lozenges decorated with three engraved flowers on each side. This faceting of the hoop is an unusual feature and creates a very decorative effect. The ring would originally have been enamelled.The diameter is diameter 22 mm and the weight is 4.25g.
Report is written by J P Robinson, Curator of Medieval Collections, British Museum. | Subjects: | 2007 T174 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Staves, Lisa - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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