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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy medieval finger ring, 1100-1500 AD. Only part of the hoop and the bezel survives. The bezel is circular and set proud of the hoop. The shoulders of the ring extend outwards, before a waisted junction extends into the circular bezel. The bezel has a flat upper face. Set in slightly from the edge, the bezel has an incised circle, with a smaller incised circle within it. Inside the limits of the smaller circle, the bezel has a concave circular basin. It is not possible to tell whether or not this housed a stone. The hoop of the ring has a rectangular section, and narrows as it travels away from the wide shoulders of the ring. What remains of the hoop extends less than a quarter of the probable diameter of the finger ring on one side of the bezel; on the other side it has broken off at the bezel. The metal is a grey-green colour and slightly worn. The incomplete finger ring measures 13.9mm long, 7.4mm wide and 2.0mm thick. It weighs 0.56 grams.
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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