File:Medieval signet finger-ring (incomplete) (FindID 253670).jpg

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Medieval signet finger-ring (incomplete)
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Medieval signet finger-ring (incomplete)
Description
English: An incomplete copper-alloy signet finger-ring of late Medieval date. Signet rings and seal matrices bearing single letters are relatively common finds. There are numerous such rings in the British Museum collection (cf. Dalton 1912: no. 360) and a close parallel for this piece was also found in excavations in Salisbury (see Cherry in Saunders and Saunders eds. 1991: 42, no. 17). The suggested date is 15th century.

The bezel is sub-oval in plan and bears a central capital letter ‘I’ between two vertical leafy sprays. The letter, the ornamentation and the surrounding octagonal line border are all in negative relief. The shoulders taper into the incomplete hoop, which is of D-shaped section.

The artefact has a dark green patina. It measures 25.3mm wide, 23.7mm deep (bezel to back of hoop) and 12.3mm high at the bezel. The weight is 8.77g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 1400 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 253670
Old ref: BH-F168B1
Filename: Med ring 09 57 - 2.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/208364
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/208364/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/253670
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