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Description: | A complete silver finger-ring of Medieval, 13th century date (AD 1200 - AD 1300).The ring is inscribed on the outer face of its hoop with the letters A+G+L+A. Each letter is separated by a cross potent.The inscription has amuletic significance, meaning 'Thou art mighty forever, O Lord'. (In Hebrew, Atha Gebri Leilan Adonai.) It was invoked as a charm against fever during the Medieval period. See O. M. Dalton, Catalogue of Finger Rings (London, 1912), pp.135-6. A Medieval silver finger-ring with a similar inscription has also been recorded from Corley, Warwickshire (Treasure Annual Report 1997-1998, no. 26).The object contains a minimum of 10% silver
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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