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Description: | A complete gold finger ring of Post-medieval date (AD 1550-1650).The ring is composed of a strip of D-sectioned gold, bent and seal with a butt joint. The outer surface of the ring has a raised repeating crossed hatch design which creates repeating lines of two diamond cells and two separate half or triangular cells in each row. The inner surface is smooth and flat with in incised inscription in Roman lettering. There is no visible makers mark.The object's form has been distorted by post-depositional processes.Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Database: DUR-5ED560, IOW-570400, DUR-E453D6, KENT-B945A6 and WMID-A11376.
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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