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Description: | Cast copper-alloy finger ring, of probable Medieval date. The ring is 'D' shaped in cross-section. The outer surface is decorated with two slight ridges around the outer edges, either side of a central rounded section. Undecorated, simple rings such as this one are difficult to date. However, its similarity in design and appearance to rings shown in Egan and Pritchard (1991, pp.331-2), no's: 1625-1629, suggesting a similar early 15th century (or even slightly earlier) date for this one. Egan and Pritchard (ibid.) have propsed that the rough finish of many such rings, particularly on their inner surface, suggests that they may not have been worn, but instead could have had another, as yet unknown, use. Diameter: 21.87mm, Width: 5.60mm, Thickness: 1.94mm
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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