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Description: | A complete, but bent gold posy finger ring of Late Post Medieval dating (17th Century AD).The exterior of the ring with a repeating lozenge design, enclosing a fern like leaf. A inscription is present on the interior of the ring and reads: A small rememberanc. The hoop is D shaped in section.No maker's mark is present.The lettering of the inscription is closer to that on 18th century rings. Examples in the British Museum collection with similar engraved decoration are dated 17th - 18th century.The hoop of the ring is 3.70mm wide and 1.12mm thick. The ring measures 20.52mm wide and 12.30mm long. It weighs 2.4 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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