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Description: | Gold finger ring. The band has a stylised engraving of a skull on the external face. Internally, the ring is inscribed 'AK at 12 Jan 1700 at 78'; there is also a maker's mark, comprising the letters 'WN' below a small crown. The ring is not quite circular, measuring 20.63mm by 18.31mm overall. The internal diameter is a maximum of 18.28mm and the band is 4.39mm thick. The ring weighs 3.89g. There are traces of black enamel in the inscription, and the skull may also have been enamelled. This is a mourning ring, worn to commemorate the deceased. It must therefore post date 12 January 1700, and was presumably made during or soon after that year. | 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: | 1699
1705 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrew Richardson | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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