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Description: | A medieval silver-gilt iconographic finger-ring, with a double-faceted bezel and a decorated hoop. The ring is slightly distorted (measuring 23.6mm x 22.6mm). Each facet of the bezel is engraved with the image of a saint. The shoulders of the hoop are also faceted diagonally, and are engraves with sprigs of foliage. The back and sides of the hoop are also decorated with diagonal ridges which follow the pattern on the facets, giving the appearance of a twisted hoop.The ring is silver-gilt, and dates from the 15th Century or early 16th 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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