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Description: | Medieval silver finger ring. The ring has a flat inner side and edges with the outer side shaped into 21 regularly spaced indented curved panels divided by cusps. Each alternate panel is inscribed with a letter, except for the cross at the start of the inscription and R at the end are adjacent. The inscription reads: + AVE MARIAE R, probably a contractions of Ave Mariae Regina, Hail Mary Queen. This refers to Mary, mother of Jesus as Queen of Heaven. The lettering is roughly inscribed with multiple lines per letter but is clear and the letters are well shaped. It is 23.4mm in diameter, 1.1mm thick and 2.04 grams.Several similar silver rings with a range of religious and protective inscriptions have been reported through the Treasure process: IOW-4C06D3 and WILT-D49554 for example are also inscribed to Mary. LIN-9DAFA5 is similarly cusped on the outer side although uninscribed. IOW-B60E64 is both cusped and inscribed to Maria. These examples are dated to the end of the 13th to 14th cneturys. A date that also fits with the style of lettering on this piece.
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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