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Description: | Fragment of medieval, silver finger ring. This fragment represents the bezel and part of one shoulder of the ring. The bezel is circular with high sides, measuring 4.4mm and has a diameter of 6.46mm. It is chipped on ones side, but still retains a green glass cabochon setting, which is now abraded and pitted. The high sided bezel sits upon an integral, sub circular, flat plate. To one side of the plate, the shoulder is missing. The other side of the plate extends into the integral shoulders and hoop, which survive for only 8.32mm. The hoop is D shaped in section and is 3.2mm wide at the shoulder, tapering to 2.2mm at the point of the break. It is 1.3mm thick. The ring weighs 1.17g. The break is worn suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. A conservator has repaired a modern break along the shoulder. The ring fragment has a blackened patina. Though an exact parallel could not be found, Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Dress Accessories, do illustrate similar rings (in base metal) in figure 216. Though this object is silver, it was found before the terms of the 1996 Treasure Act, and as such does not qualify as treasure.
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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