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Description: | Silver finger ring. The band has a rectangular section. On the outside are the letters A G L A, and each letter is divided by a cross pattee. "AGLA" was a popular amuletic charm in the Middle Ages. It signifies "ATHE GEBIR LEILAN ADONI" (Thou Art Mighty For Ever, Oh Lord). The charm was invoked to prevent fever. The band is slightly distorted but would have had a diameter of 22mm. Similar style of lettering can be found on a finger ring from Owlesbury, Hampshire, reported as treasure case 2004 T89 (DCMS, 2007, pgs 103 and 275). Kurt Adams and James Robinson
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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