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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Signet finger-ring of late medieval to early post-medieval date. The British Museum collection of finger-rings contains many similar examples to this piece. The bezel shape and the nature of the imagery strongly suggest a 15th to 16th century date.The bezel is octangonal in plan and has a recessed image which, when printed, shows a heraldic device of a crowned lion standing on its hindquarters, on rocks, holding a cross. Below the tail is a letter which is probably 'C'. The image is contained within a ropework with inner line border. The shoulders taper smoothly into the remaining hoop, which is of flattened D-shape section. All surfaces of the ring retain traces of gilding. The fragment measures 25.7mm wide and 11.7mm deep. The bezel is 12.1mm high. The ring weighs 4.17g.
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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