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Description: | Cast copper alloy finger ring of probable later Medieval or post medieval date (1350-1600 AD). The hoop of the finger ring is irregular and slightly distorted in plan. Originally, it was likely to have been circular. The hoop has a relatively slender D-shaped cross section. The hoop of the finger ring flares (at the shoulders of the ring) and forms a sub-rectangular bezel. The hoop measures 20.9mm x 21.2mm, it is 5.1mm wide (at the bezel) and 2.1mm wide (on the hoop), 2.2mm thick, and weighs 1.89 grams. The internal diameter of the ring is 18.3mm x 17.9mm.
The external face of the bezel has a well formed and executed cast and engraved design. This design consists of two cast V shaped elements which separate the shoulders of the hoop and the bezel (they form a shape similar to: ). This division creates a central panel at the middle of which is a recessed circular hollow ?? probably to hold either a paste or glass setting. The hollow has a diameter of 2.8mm and is shallowly set. The bezel has been heavily abraded in the ploughsoil and much of the original patina has been lost. This may mean that some of the design has also been lost. It is likely that the recessed V shapes may have originally contained a coloured substance, possibly neillo, as a yellow surface survives. The interior and exterior of the hoop of the ring and the interior of the bezel are plain and undecorated.
The finger ring has an even but much abraded mid-green coloured patina which covers all surfaces. There are several areas of active corrosion present and the surface at these points is very powdery. No direct parallels have been found for this ring. However, the overall style and pattern would suggest a date within the later medieval and post medieval (Tudor) periods. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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