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Description: | A squashed, albeit complete copper-alloy finger-ring (posy ring) of post-medieval date (17th/18th century AD). The exterior of the ring is plain and rounded, while the interior is flat; the hoop has a D-shaped cross-section. The interior bears the inscription 'I loue the' (I love thee), relatively spaced out round the hoop, and with a saltire stop at the end (cf. Evans 1931, 56). A mid-green patina survives in patches over a red-brown metal, with some traces of gilding evident. The hoop has been squashed slightly such that its plan is no longer circular. An unfiled transverse seam on the exterior of the hoop shows the point where it was joined.
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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