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Description: | Post-medieval gold posy ring. Shallow D-sectioned band now very squashed and distorted, inscribed internally in italics True to thee I [ll ] ever be followed by a stamped maker's mark possibly EBA (?) in low relief within a rectangle.Italics were commonly used for inscriptions in posy rings from circa 1625 to the 19th century (Oman, 1974, 41).Width of band 3.5mm. Thickness of band 1mm. Weight 3.5g.Given that it is hard to interpret or identify the maker's mark there is not enough evidence to date this item 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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