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Description: | Complete 15th century copper alloy signet ring. The ring weighs 10.41g, has an external diameter of 26.46mm and an internal diameter of 21.0mm. The hoop is 4.4mm wide and 4.84mm thick. The bezel of the ring is oval in shape, being 16.54mm long and 11.9mm wide and is integral to the ring, not cast separately. It is decorated with a grooved line around the edge of the bezel, within which is the letter W with branches to either side and a crown above. The letter W reads correctly both ways, but had this been another letter, it would have been shown in negative, so as to appear the right way round once impressed into wax. The patina of the ring is dark green, with some lighter green patches. Overall it is in good condition and presents itself as a good example of this kind of signet ring. See Cherry in Saunders, 1991, Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue, figure 12, number 23 for a similar example. The presence of the crown does not denote a royal connection. These rings were marked with the initial letter of the Christian name of the person who used them. There are many examples of rings with the letter W and examples of seals using this letter in public records. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1400
1499 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Caroline McDonald | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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