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Description: | Mis-shapen but complete gold posy ring of sixteenth or early seventeenth century date. Treasure case no. BM2004 T318 (disclaimed). Prior to being mis-shapen, the external diameter would have been 17mm. Weight 3.28g. The ring is decorated on the outside of the hoop. This decoration is in the form of two outer borders of pellets. Each of the pellets is separated by a raised linear moulding. Inside the two borders are four panels each of which has a trefoil-shaped end. Two of the panels are occupied by a raised lozenge-shaped motif which has a central geometric flower with four petals. Extending from the longitudinal points of each lozenge is a fleur de lys. A third panel is occupied by two similar lozenge-shaped motifs which are conjoined. Between each of the three panels there is a central pellet flanked on either side by a small lunate-shaped area. Traces of white enamel have survived within one of the conjoined lozenges and also within two of the lunate-shaped areas. Traces of green enamel have survived in the spaces between each of the panels. The inside of the hoop is engraved in serifed capitals: x THINKE x WEL x OF x ME x. Each letter is separated by an engraved cross saltire. | 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: | 1500
1625 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Frank Basford | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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