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Description: | An incomplete gilded silver finger ring, of Medieval dating (AD 1200 to AD 1400).Around 50% of the finger ring is present, consisting of the bezel and part of the hoop. The rest of the hoop is missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The edges of the hoop look deliberately cut.The finger ring has been made from two elements: the bezel and the hoop. The hoop has been soldered onto the reverse of the bezel. The bezel is a quatrefoil shape, with a four petalled flower as a motif. Each petal has been decorated with a series of thin diagonal lines, which meet at the centre of each petal. The hoop is rectangular or flat in cross section. Traces of gilding survive on the reverse of the hoop and within the grooves on each petal.The bezel measures 10.0 mm in length, 9.1 mm tall and 0.6 mm thick. The hoop is 3.5 mm wide. Overall, the finger ring fragment measures 9.1 mm in length, 10.0 mm wide and 1.5 mm thick. It weighs 0.5 g.The finger ring is a mid grey colour, with an even surface patina.A similar finger ring, albeit made from pewter as opposed to gilded silver, was recovered during the excavations of the London Foreshore (Pritchard, 2002, page 334, no 1632). This finger ring also had a lozenge style bezel, cast in one piece with hatched decoration. It was dated to London Ceramic Phase 7 (c. AD 1200 to AD 1230). A couple of similar finger rings have been recorded on the PAS database, including WAW-E958F8; IOW-0723C2; SWYOR-6D5244 and NLM-A97266. All are considered to be Medieval in dating (13th to 14th Centuries AD). Therefore it is reasonable to assume that this finger ring is of a similar date.Therefore as the finger ring is older than 300 years old, and will have a precious metal content of greater than 10%, it should be considered as potential Treasure under the requirements of the Treasure Act 1996.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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