Rights Holder: Kent County Council
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
FINGER RING
Unique ID: KENT-D497AF
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Post Medieval finger ring of probable 1540-1900 date. The ring has been made in one piece with an annular band and sub-circular bezel. The band is 'D' shaped in cross section and is divided into 15 knops by cast grooves around the outside circumference while the inside circumference is flat and undecorated. The bezel is 9.9mm wide and 10.3mm long. It is incised with the letters IHS ( a Greek abbreviation for Jesus).
The Finger Ring closely resembles a number of Decade rings recorded onto the database, for example: SOMDOR-7E6495 and LANCUM-CE9AE3. However the decade rings all have 10 knops around their circumference as they are an aid the person wearing the ring in saying a rosary prayer. This ring has 15 knops and therefore dose not meet the same function. It is possible that this ring is a later copy of the style that is not intended to be used for the original function.
The Finger ring is 24.2mm in diameter, 3.7mm thicka nd weighs 4.7grams.
Inscription:
IHS
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1540
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 3.7 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 4.7 g
Diameter: 24.2 mm
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Folkestone and Hythe (District)
Parish or ward: Newchurch (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR0431
Four figure Latitude: 51.04212561
Four figure longitude: 0.9086774
1:25K map: TR0431
1:10K map: TR03SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: WILT-774013
Object type: FINGER RING
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A complete copper alloy post-medieval decade rosary finger ring, dating to the period AD 1500-1700.
The ring consists of an annular band and …
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: WMID-08B476
Object type: FINGER RING
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A cast lead finger ring of probable post-medieval date. The ring is slightly bent out of shape and is oval in plan with a projecting flat oval…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: WMID-F1C304
Object type: FINGER RING
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A broken finger ring of probable post-medieval date. Although broken, the external hoop of the ring is made up of four knops, and based upon t…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618