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Description: | A Post Medieval gold finger ring. The ring has a circular band which has been bent out of shape. The bezel is in the form of a hand pointing left holding stylised heart. The heart has traces of red enamel remaining in the centre and there is white enamel on the fingers and thumb of the hand. There is carved decoration on both shoulders; flowers on one side and a sleeve on the other side. The ring is 19.0mm in diameter, 2.1mm wide, o.6mm thick and weighs 2.08 gram.Discussion: Fede rings appear on the PAS database and in the British Museum Catalogue which date to the 16th century and later. However, a parallel with the single hand and heart has not been found. This is not strictly a fede ring, as it represents one hand not two clasped hands.In the absence of any published parallels, with the single hand, its date remains uncertain but the quality of the modelling and the unusual design suggests that it is pre-1713
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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