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Description: | An incomplete silver Finger ring (two pieces) of Medieval date (AD 1300-1399). The object is in two distorted fragments and is composed of a rectangular sectioned band with expanded, shoulders and in integral, protruding square bezel on fragment 1 which is decorated with an incised design consisting of a central pellet and four radiating lentoid lines to for a flower. The outer face of the band is decorated with an incised linear pattern. The decoration on both shoulders is composed of an outer lozenge with four inner lozenges with a central punched in each. Below the shoulders the band forms a square panel on both sides, which are decorated with a central circle and six radiating lentoids to form a flower. Below the panel the band continues and the decorative pattern is a repetition of that on the shoulder. A small portion of the band appears to be missing and all breaks are old and abraded. The inner surface of the band in undecorated and bears no makers mark.Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Database: WILT-B817E9, NLM-6754F6 - 2014T462, DUR-B4D4C5 - 2015T384 and CAM-B717D8 - 2014T1071. Length: 28.62mm, Width: 3.36mm, Thickness: 2.49mm, Width (of Bezel): 3.47mm by 3.35mm, Weight: 1.7g2. Length: 24.89mm, Width: 3.52mm, Thickness: 1.71mm, Weight: 0.8g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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