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Description: | Post Medieval inscribed gold finger ring. The ring has an external diameter of 22.33m and an internal diameter of 18.31mm. The band is 'D' shaped in cross section measuring 4.96mm wide and 1.70mm thick. Weight 6.61 grams.This gold finger-ring, with plain exterior and D-shaped section is inscribed inside: "God alone made us too one". There are remnants of black enamel in the lettering. The same maker's mark, JM or IM, is not identifiable in any of the standard sources but occurs on three rings in the BM: Dalton 1912, nos. 1273, 1301 and 1311. This ring has the florid lettering in use in the late 17th and early 18th century, which also appears on Dalton 1301. The other two BM rings are in a much plainer script, suggesting a date well into the 18th century. In the absence of further evidence it is not possible to confirm that this ring is more than 300 years old.
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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