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Description: | TREASURE CASE : 2013 T341.A Medieval silver finger ring, the square bezel decorated with niello inlay, now worn, but originally in the form of a square containing a cross. The hoop of the ring is of silver wire, the shoulders widening towards the bezel and decorated with a series of engraved ridges, also now worn.The ring is now bright white metal with porosity, suggesting it has been cleaned in a corrosive chemical solution since excavation. Non- destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of this unnaturally white surface indicated a silver content of approximately 99%, the remainder being copper and lead. This surface analysis is unlikely to accurately reflect the original silver composition of the ring because the baser elements of the alloy such as copper appear, from the porosity, to have been lost. The bezel shows remains of niello (silver sulphide) inlay.The slender dimensions of the ring suggest that it was made for a lady or a child.Dimensions: maximum diameter 17.5 mm, width of bezel 3mm.Weight: 0.53 grams.Beverley NenkCurator of Medieval Collections11 Sept 2013
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