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Description: | A cast copper alloy 'stirrup-shaped' finger-ring with a green stone (3mm x 4mm) set in the bezel which rises up to a point 5mm deep. The stone is crudely placed within the bezel. The hoop has a diameter of 19mm. The ring has a dark green patina and is in a fair condition. Similar examples have been illustrated in Egan & Pritchard, 1991 (Ref Nos. 1608 & 1609, pages 326 & 327) and have been dated to the 13th or 14th century. This type of ring was popular in England from the middle of the 12th century for at least 300 years. Such rings were worn by both men and women (Egan & Pritchard, 1991; Mills, 1999). Examples are known in copper alloy, silver and gold. Some also had imitation gemstone settings in the bezel. | 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: | 1150
1450 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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