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Description: | Gold Medieval finger ring. The hoop is bent slightly out of shape but is complete. It is flat and plain, thickening slightly as it meets the bezel. The bezel is hexagonal in plan with a dark purple stone set in the centre. The bezel has bevelled edges, both from the bottom and top edges, meeting in a central ridge. On the reverse of the bezel is a small sub-circular mark. Date: 13th-14th Century. Dimensions:. Width of bezel 12mm. Length of bezel 13.5mm Diameter of hoop 21.5mm Weighing 3.0g . The age and precious metal content of this item therefore qualify it as treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. Frances McIntosh
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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