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Description: | Probably silver finger ring. Cast narrow D section expanding gently towards rectangular shoulders, each with four short nicks, and then stepped to a long-sided octagonal bezel with an incised slash between each pair of its eight sides. The bezel has a central oval setting of length 11.3mm, width 8.4mm and depth 2.2mm in which whitish fixative remains, now mostly stained grey-green. A polished rounded stone has been lost. The band is now twisted to one side of the bezel; the metal is tarnished to glossy black. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1500. In view of its age and suspected material this object is to be considered under the Treasure process, ref 2015 T849.Internal diameter: 23mm, Bezel Width: 13.7mm, Bezel length: 18.1mm, Thickness: 2.8mm, Weight: 5.23gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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