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Description: | A Post Medieval gold finger-ring of late 17th century date. The ring has an oval bezel (9.5mm x 8.6mm) which is set with a faceted rock-crystal beneath which are traces of a gold monogram representing the initials of the deceased on plain black to Grey background. The monogram is faded, off center and difficult to read. Black enamel survives in the floral decoration on the shoulders and in the oblong cells decorating the underside of the bezel; each of these cells has a white enamel dot at the base. The rings hoop is D shaped in section, 1.28mm thick and has been bent out of shape.A very similar ring can be seen on the database: NCL-FFE147. Scarisbrick and Henig describe these rings as Memorial rings (2003, p66)The ring is 19.9mm long, 19.5mm wide and weighs 2.61 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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