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FINGER RING
Unique ID: KENT-690E25
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A Post Medieval gold finger-ring of late 17th century date. The ring has an oval bezel (9.5mm x 8.6mm) which is set with a faceted rock-crystal beneath which are traces of a gold monogram representing the initials of the deceased on plain black to Grey background. The monogram is faded, off center and difficult to read. Black enamel survives in the floral decoration on the shoulders and in the oblong cells decorating the underside of the bezel; each of these cells has a white enamel dot at the base. The rings hoop is D shaped in section, 1.28mm thick and has been bent out of shape.
A very similar ring can be seen on the database: NCL-FFE147. Scarisbrick and Henig describe these rings as Memorial rings (2003, p66)
The ring is 19.9mm long, 19.5mm wide and weighs 2.61 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2012T370
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.9 mm
Width: 19.5 mm
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 2.6 g
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2012T370
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Secondary material: Gem
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Folkestone and Hythe (District)
To be known as: Stanford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarisbrick, D. and Henig, M. | 2003 | Finger Rings: from Ancient to modern | Oxford | Ashmolean Museum | 66 | 24 |
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