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Description: | A complete large copper alloy finger ring. A seal ring. The band is D-shaped in cross section and expands towards the bezel. The bezel is sub-circular and flat at the front. It is decorated with the reversed letters IhC in Gothic script inside an incised framing line. The letters are the Christogram representing the first three letters of Christ's name in the Greek alphabet (iota, eta sigma).Date: Late Medievalo to early Post Medieval - c. 1400 - 1600Dimensions: 24.54 mm x 15.39 mm x 2.92 mmWeight: 10.38 gThe large diameter of the ring may indicate that it was worn outside a glove.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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