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Description: | A cast copper alloy finger ring, probably of medieval date, AD1200-1500. It has a circular hoop which is D shaped in section, and a prominent cone shaped bezel On the outer edge of the hoop, directly opposite the bezel, is a short, raised collar of metal. At the base of the bezel is a shoulder of metal of triangular section. The cone shaped bezel projects from the centre of this shoulder and tapers outwards to a pair of semicircular claw type fittings, which contain a setting, possibly of degraded amber. One of the claws and the setting are damaged and it is not possible to determine whether the setting was ever faceted. The ring has a very dark brown patina. It is 29.5mm long, 18.5mm wide across the hoop and 9.6mm thick across the widest part of the bezel. It weighs 5.25gm.
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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