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Description: | Post Medieval finger ring. Cast in copper alloy this ring now has a dark grey patina. The hoop is 21mm in diameter and is undecorated with stepped shoulders. There is a sub-lozenge shaped bezel with a floral design around the edge bordering the inscription MEMENTO MORI (remember death). Mourning rings were given out at funerals in memory of a specific person however they may also have been worn as a constant reminder of the inevitability of death. | 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: | 1450
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Laura McLean | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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