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Description: | Post Medieval copper alloy finger ring with posy inscription on the inner side. The ring has a D-shaped section and is formed of a strip crudely soldered together at the ends. The inscription is very worn but might be 'love u ever' in italic script. There are possible traces of gilding around the letters. It is slight distorted to one side, 22.1mm by 20.9mm3.1mm wide and 1.2mm thick. It weighs 1.52 grams.Oman (1974, pg 41) suggests that italic inscriptions generally replaced those of Roman capitals in the second quarter of the 17th century, until posy rings became unfashionable in 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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