Record ID: SOM-0E9E36
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy finger ring of late Early Medieval or Medieval date. The ring has a prominent projecting circular bezel decorated with an incised design of a quatrefoil. Each pointed oval leaf has a central line and two outer lines. The outer corners of the leaves are joined by a line and filling the spandrels created between the edge and these lines are multiple parallel diagonal lines. There is a line border around the edge. There are patinated chips to the edge of the bezel in two places. This circular bezel sits on top of the hoop and is flanked by decorated shoulders. Each shou…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 9th August 2012
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Record ID: SOM-0E2147
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy (brass) finger ring, probably of post medieval, 17th century date. It has a flat oval bezel incised with a stylised eagle facing left. The shoulders taper evenly from the bezel to the hoop. The shoulders and hoop are a flattened D-shape in section with slightly convex outer side and flat inner side. It is 22.3mm in diameter, 11.3mm wide at the bezel and 3.1mm wide by 0.7mm thick at the back of the hoop, 2.7mm thick at the thickest point on the shoulders; it weighs 3.74 grams. The eagle is a popular motif through the Roman, Medieval and Post medieval periods. In ge…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 9th August 2012
Spatial data recorded.