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Description: | Silver finger-ring, constructed of a single rectangular-section wire which is wrapped around twice to form a double-strand hoop. The wires have then been crossed in the centre of the bezel and formed into a double clockwise spiral, with the outer ends finally wrapped over the hoop to form shoulders. It is very neatly made and measures 15mm in diameter; the wire is 1.5mm thick. The object is in good condition and weighs 0.86g.This finger-ring is similar to KENT-697734 (2013T52) which was found through metal analysis to be made from sterling silver and therefore of modern date. Although superficially similar early-medieval examples do exist (e.g. KENT-C90BE3; 2004 T299), these have circular-section wire and a simpler construction. Date: The square-section wire suggests machine manufacture. The double hoop and complex bezel also suggest a modern date. Compare ESS-4C0457.
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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