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Description: | A Medieval silver gilt finger ring dating to the 15th century. The finger ring is constructed from a piece of silver wire (circular cross-section) which is curved round to form the band of the finger ring and the two ends are soldered together with the bezel. The bezel is heart-shaped, it has been moulded three-dimensionally, and the entire finger ring has been gilded. The gilding is missing in small patches.There is a finger ring with a similar style of heart (but with crown above) soldered to a different shaped band recorded ref: SOMDOR-20FAC4 (2007T49) which has been dated to the 15th century.Dimensions: length of bezel: 5.11mm; width of bezel: 4.37mm; thickness: 1.30mm; diameter: 21.18mm; weight: 0.98g.As the finger ring is greater than 300 years old and is more than 10% silver it fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act 1996.
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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