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Description: | Finger ring with a copper alloy hoop and a separate band of 9 carat gold wrapped around it, expanding into a bezel which is cut away and narrowed in the centre and decorated with two pairs of grooves either side of an incised cross. The style of the expanded bezel and the pattern on it suggest that the ring is at least 18th century in date, but the fact that 9 carat gold has been incorporated in this way suggests that the ring is more modern.Bailey (1997) illustrates a copper alloy finger ring with a similar design of crosses and lines on page 27, which is dated to the 18th century, but this is a more substantial band and made with more care.Read (1988) illustrates a more flimsy example of a gilt copper alloy 'peasant' ring with a cross motif inside a lozenge border on page 191, No.1351, which is dated to the 19th century.
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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