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Description: | A medieval finger ring formed of a flat band with a tapering profile. The band is decorated with three square panels; each panel is divided into four cells by a cross. The central panel forms the bezel, each of the smaller cells are engraved with a cross that emanate from the outside corner. The other two flanking sided panels are further divided by a cross saltire. The panels are separated from each other by several doted lines.An almost exact copy of this find was found at Larks Hill, Worcester and was dated to the late 12th century (Hinton, 2006, 188-189). Again further examples of this style of artwork are found on the Iona spoon, also dated to the 12th century (Hinton, 2006, 184-185). Finally another finger ring of very similar design was found nearby at Highnam and reported under the 1996 Treasure Act, 2005 T511 (DCMS, 2008, 114, 351).Diameter 20mm, width of bezel 8.5mm, width of hoop 5mm, thickness 0.7mm, weight 2.14gDCMS, 2008, Treasure Annual Report 2005/6, Department of Culture, Media and Sport: Cultural Property UnitHinton, D, A, 2006, Gold and Gilt, Pots and Pins: Possessions and People in Medieval Britain, Oxford University PressMetal content: The precious metal content fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in that it is greater than 10%.
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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