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Description: | A complete gold posy finger ring dating to the 16th or 17th century.The ring is simple and has a D-shaped section. The outside of the ring has two circumferential grooves which are very close to the edge. The inscription on the inside of the ring reads FEARE . GOD . DREDE . SHAME. The start and ends of the inscription is partially obscured and the interior surface of the ring becomes rough and unfinished. There appears to be some evidence for a joint or repair to the ring and there is a small piece of the ring that is missing at this point.Apart from the damage at the join, the ring is in very good condition and the edges are sharp and could show evidence of limited wear. Posy rings are exchanged from the 16th century often with romantic inscriptions but some also have religious inscriptions as in this case. There are other examples with similar inscriptions which refer to "fearing God" such as IOW-43FDA2 and DEV-1BEE03 on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database however I have not found an example with the exact same legend.
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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