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Description: | CURATOR'S REPORT16th -17th century Fragmentary gold signet ring from 'Clifton area', NottinghamshireDescriptionPersonal signet-ring, with faceted shoulders, the back half of the hoop missing, the octagonal bezel finely engraved with a clear coat-of-arms, crest and mantling, within a dotted border. Reverse of bezel stamped with maker's mark, 'B' in a shield.DiscussionA characteristic type of signet ring of the period. The same mark, with identical shield shape, occurs on a posy ring in the BM (Dalton ring cat. 1912, no. 1195, for image see BM website, Collections Online). The mark is not identifiable in any of the standard sources and the posy ring is dated to the 17th century on the basis of shape and the lower case lettering style. Metal contentThe precious metal content of the ring fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in that it is greater than 10%.
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