Record ID: HAMP1183 - POST MEDIEVAL finger ring

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FINGER RING

Unique ID: HAMP1183

Object type certainty: Certain

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Cast gold finger-ring. External surface of hoop is plain; inscribed on the inside with, 'Honored for thy vertue.' Maker's mark 'IY'. The hoop is badly bent and distorted, and there is heavy scratching on the external surface.

Class: Posy
Inscription: 'Honored for thy vertue'

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1600
Date to: AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Width: 1.5 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Gold [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration method: Engraved [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Hampshire
District: Test Valley
To be known as: HAMPSHIRE WHERWELL

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m [scope notes]

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Recorded by: Ms Sally Worrell - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Sally Worrell - [view all attributed records]

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