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Description: | A Medieval silver-gilt finger ring, probably dating to c.1400-1550 AD. The ring has a with a two-facetted bezel, each engraved with a standing figure. The shoulders are engraved with foliate designs. Below the shoulders, two prominent transverse ribs divide the shoulders from the lower part of the hoop. The hoop is undecorated.Maximum diameter of hoop: 23.8mm; width of bezel: 7.2mm; weight: 6.74g.Rings of this form usually are iconographic and commonly feature religious imagery, though examples are also found with simple geometric or floral decoration (eg. Treasure Annual Report 2000, nos 111-112). Similar examples can be seen on the database: SWYOR-9B45B4, IOW-568773 and WILT-469F46.
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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