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Description: | A Post-Medieval gold mourning ring, measuring 19.75mm in diameter (internal 18.02mm) and weighing 2.30g.The hoop is D-shaped in cross-section and decorated with a stylised skull (depicted by eye sockets, nasal cavity and teeth) flanked on either side by cross hatching (which extends all round the hoop). The engraved cross hatching retains traces of black enamelling.Inside the hoop is an inscription which reads S:E: obt:21:April:1700 (SE died 21st April 1700) and followed by the maker's mark IM. The inscription reads upside-down if the skull is right-side up.Examples with similar decoration on this database are HESH-7FE358 and ESS-5ACE64.
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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