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Description: | A copper alloy twisted wire finger ring. One piece of plain wire is twisted into a double hoop and formed into an elaborate knot acting as a bezel. A second piece of wire which is twisted all along its length forms a frame round the bezel. It was probably gilded originally but there are no traces of this surviving. The metal is now light brown with only slight corrosion.Geoff Egan writes: "Wire-wound finger rings became popular at the lower end of the market in the 15th or 16th century, and at least one large pin was bent into a circle, the spherical head serving as a stone". It is likely that this ring is of the same tradition but the quality of the metal suggests that it is later, probably dating to the 19th century.
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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