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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy Late Medieval Signet Finger Ring. The D-section hoop is slightly misshapen at the base and has scratch marks all around. One of the shoulders is faceted but the other has been worn flat and smooth. The octagonal shaped bezel has a seal device in the form of an initial letter 'I', possibly with a crown on top and a three-stemmed palm either side. The device is a probably a merchants or traders mark and the letter probably refers to the Christian name of the owner; the 'I' is used for John. The length of the ring is 26.0mm, the length of the bezel is 12.4mm and the width of the bezel is 15.4mm. The surviving external diameter of the hoop is 29.4mm, the width of the hoop is 5.0mm and the weight is 10.28g. A similar parallel can be found in J Cherry, 'Rings' in Salisbury Museum Medieval Catalogue Part One (1991). Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, Salisbury.
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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