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Description: | A medieval gold finger-ring, the hoop distorted, with a bezel of trapezoidal shape set with a sapphire. The slender hoop is of D-shaped section, with zigzag and punched decoration at the shoulders.
The ring dates to the 13th century.
X-ray fluorescence analysis of the ring carried out at the British Museum indicated a gold content of approximately 82%. The gemstone was identified by Raman spectroscopy as sapphire.
The ring weighs 1.47g.
The hoop is 2.6mm wide and 1.27mm thick. | 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: | 1200
1300 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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