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Description: | A complete silver finger ring of Post-Medieval to Modern date. It has a flat hoop that tapers towards the back of the ring and expands towards decorative shoulders and the bezel. The ring has a raised square bezel that appears undecorated, with slightly faceted edges and incised groove to either side that separate it from the shoulder. On the shoulders are traces of incised decoration comprising single incised grooved borders at top and bottom with X-shaped incisions between the two grooves. On one shoulder parts of the incised border appear to have traces of inlaid niello. The entire surface of the ring is extremely worn and it remains uncertain as to whether the decoration continued around the entire band or was simply a feature of the shoulders. The interior of the hoop has extensive pitting, probably as a result of the casting process. It measures 21.55mm in external and 19.06mm in internal diameter, 9.07mm in height at the bezel, and weighs 3.85g. This ring has been examined by Judy Rudoe at the British Museum who notes that it is difficult to date closely, but is likely to be Post-Medieval in date and perhaps from the 19th century AD (Judy Rudoe, pers. comm.).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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