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Description: | A silver-gilt late medieval to early post-medieval 'iconographic' finger ring. The band is complete but misshapen, with a bi-faceted bezel. The band is largely D-shaped in cross-section measuring 1.75mm (d) and 4.20mm (w) at its narrowest point. The bezel is triangular in cross-section, thus creating two facets which are decorated with engraved, hatched triangles. The shoulders of the hoop are engraved with a chevron above three perpendicular lines.The style of this finger ring relates to late medieval finger-rings which are often engraved with images of saints on bi- or tri-faceted bezels, known as iconographic. Finger rings of this type decorated with simple geometric or floral decoration can also be found such as IOW-B474A8 and WILT-469F46.The ring dates from the 15th century-early 16th century.
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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