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Description: | A Post Medieval copper alloy finger-ring, dating to the 17th century. The object is formed of a single rectangular piece of copper alloy which has been bent to form a ring and soldered at the ends. The decoration on the outer face of the ring is formed by both stamped design and engraving. The ring has a mid-dark brown pattination but is otherwise in good condition. The decoration consists of alternating stamped lozenges and swirls with engraved dots filling the decorations. The outline of the lozenges are accentuated with the same dot decoration. Between each motif are two engraved vertical lines. Where the strip of copper alloy has been soldered together there is half a lozenge, indicating that these objects were decorated before being turned into finger-rings. There are many similar examples on the PAS database e.g. LON-AC37F4. Dimensions: diameter: 30.25 mm; thickness:11.40 mm; weight: 2.62g.
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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