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Description: | Incomplete and distorted medieval silver finger ring. A rectangular bezel is engraved with a rectangular frame around an equal-armed cross formed from four dashes that fail to meet at the centre. There is no evidence of inlay. The D-sectioned hoop expands gently from the breaks to shoulders consisting of animal heads facing towards the bezel. There are clear signs of hammering on the underside of both heads. A silver ring from Lincolnshire (SWYOR-686D91) combines the same elements of a (square and niello inlaid) bezel with a cross motif between confronting animal heads. The latter are in the 9th-century Trewhiddle style, while those on this present example are Romanesque in character. A fragmentary ring from Nottinghamshire (DENO-A0AFF8) provides a closer parallel.The diameter cannot be accurately assessed. Width of bezel 3.9mm. Width at breaks 1.3mm. Weight 0.94g. 12th 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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