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Description: | A gold late-medieval finger ring dating to AD c.1400-c.1550. The ring was discovered inside a larger iconographic ring (DENO-508A9A). The rings were held together by the soil. The ring measures 17.8mm in diameter and 4.7mm thick. It weighs 1.55g.The ring has a circular hoop with no bezel. The hoop is rectangular in cross section, but with a slightly concave outer face. The surface is decorated with an engraved floral design and has an engraved inscription that reads 'amen et celer', which could possibly be translated from Latin as 'truly and swift'.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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