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Description: | A copper alloy finger ring which is probably post medieval in date. It has a stirrup shaped hoop with a thickened oval bezel. The shoulders are decorated with incised lines forming chevrons pointing towards the bezel. The bezel is worn but seems to be inscribed with two pairs of longitudinal lines with a pair of zig zag lines, or a stylised S between them. The hoop is corroded and some of the edges are missing. It is D shaped in section. The ring may have been used as a signet ring, and probably dates from the 16th century.Often letters are used on these rings but this example appears to be a design. Compare DUR-B82193.
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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