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Description: | A copper alloy finger ring with four bezels, each a seal matrix. The ring has a plain flat band with is slightly oval in section. Each bezel is oval and each has a different design cut into it. They are all arranged with the long axis along the band of the ring, but the designs have different orientations. The first is orientated with the narrow ends at top and bottom. The design is a shield with a flat top and a pointed bottom bearing a bird (probably a hunting bird) facing left (described from the matrix). Above the shield are the letter WI (IW on the impression). The next bezel is horizontally aligned. It bears a cockerel facing left (described from the matrix). The next, also horizontal shows a bird of prey walking left (from matrix), holding a small animal in its beak. The final matrix is horizontal but the opposite way up to the others. It shows a quadruped with a long tail and one paw raised, facing left (from matrix) with its tongue projecting. It looks like a dog but may be intended to be a lion. The ring has a diameter of 34.1mm and is 13.4mm thick. Seal matrixes with multiple designs are known, but no parallel for a multiple-device finger ring has been found.
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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