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Description: | A cast copper alloy finger ring, signet type dating to the 16th or early 17th century AD. The ring is complete having a circular hoop of twisted 'knotwork' design. The bezel is sub-rectangular in plan and bears an incised design, which is too worn for identification. There are traces of silvering or probably tinning left on the hoop, both internally and externally. The ring measures 26.42mm diamater, and the bezel measures 15.13mm long, 9.96mm wide and is 3.36mm thick. The ring weighs 8 grams.
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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