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Description: | A cast copper alloy finger ring with gilding at bezel (internal diameter of hoop: 19.2mm; width at bezel: 13.3mm; width of bottom of hoop: 2.5mm; thickness at bezel: 2mm; weight: 5.29g). The ring is slightly distorted at the bottom of the hoop and has on oval bezel (11mm x 8.5mm) with a small rimmed border and indentation to possibly hold a gemstone or gilt filling, some of which still remains on the face of the indented area. There are remains of incised triangular decoration running down the shoulders of the ring either side of the bezel, with the decoration segmented in two and becoming narrower towards the bottom of the hoop. Overall, the ring is in a worn but fair condition and has a dark green/ brown patina.A similar example was found at Norwich as part of the Norwich Survey Excavations that were carried out between 1971-78 with an empty setting in a circular bezel. The ring was excavated from a context dating between 1600-1700 AD. However, a more generalised date for the gilded ring has to be suggested, and could date from the late Medieval-early post-Medieval period.Reference: Margeson, Sue; 'Norwich Households: The Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-1978; East Anglian Archaeology Report No 58, 1993; pages 4-5; Figure 1, Ref no 2.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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