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Description: | A delicate medieval gold finger-ring, set with a ruby held in a cup-shaped bezel which stands slightly proud.
A similar ring was recovered from Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Treasure Annual Report 1998-1999, fig. 112, 57) and another from Kingston St Michael Wiltshire (Treasure Annual Report 2003, fig 169 225).
The finger-ring dates to the 12th - 13th century.
Dimensions: length of hoop 19mm; stone height 4mm. and width 3mm. | 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: | 1100
1300 | 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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