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Record ID: NMS-5F4C05
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete and distorted silver 'stirrup-shaped' finger ring. The flat-sectioned hoop, back missing, expands slightly from the breaks, through the shoulders, to the bezel with an oval recess with keying in the base for a (missing) stone. There is a cast or engraved 'X' on each shoulder, and very worn traces of further possible decoration, now indecipherable, on one side of the surviving part of the hoop. Very slight traces of gilding.
13th - 16th century.
Original external diameter (estimated) 19mm. Width at bezel 4mm. Weight 0.7g.
Perhaps similar to a better preserved exampl…
Created on: Monday 11th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Foulsham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: DEV-F63675
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval gold finger ring with an inscription on the exterior. Below is the Treasure report for the item:
Description
A medieval gold finger-ring, the hoop in the form of a flattened band, inscribed * all : T : ioe : : in : T : god: ('all joy in god'). The two T letters probably signify the Tau cross, the symbol of St Anthony, who was thought to protect against St Anthony's fire, or holy fire, a form of ergot poisoning.
Dimensions
Diameter: 21mm.
Width: 4.5mm.
The find therefore qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 in terms of both …
Created on: Wednesday 6th June 2012
Last updated: Friday 4th April 2014
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: KENT-76C817
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval silver gilt "Fede" finger ring of probable 15th Century date. The ring has a flat cross section. The bezel is in the form of two clasped hand which are on both the interior and exterior of the bezel. There are crude incised decoration on the exterior of the band of cruciform and rectangular forms; it is possible that this once form an inscription but it is now too worn to be made out. The ring has a diameter of 22.5mm and weighs 2.76grams.
For 15th-century 'fede' finger-rings with clasped hands see Treasure Annual Report 2002, nos. 101, 102.
Created on: Thursday 31st May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Sturry', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SUSS-643C86
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval finger-ring, the wire hoop slightly distorted, with an irregular semicircular bezel containing a dark red stone (probably a garnet).
The ring is gold and dates from the late twelfth or the thirteenth century. Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 31st January 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: WMID-63CB46
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver finger ring of Medieval dating.
Only the bezel of the finger ring is present. It is oval in shape, with a cavity at the centre, intended to accommodate a gem, possibly a Classical intaglio. The border is engraved with a legend that reads: +IERVSALEM (Jersusalem).
The bezel is silver and dates from the 13th Century AD.
Dimensions: Height 17mm, width 15mm. The bezel was not weighed.
Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal, it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2017
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Uttoxeter Rural', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: DUR-338956
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Working treasure report: A complete gold Medieval finger-ring, with an oval bezel set with a blue stone, possibly sapphire. The hoop of the ring is circular in cross section: the shoulders are broader and taper into a thin band. Either side of the bezel is a narrow transverse ridge. The ring is in good condition, the only defect being that the hoop is slightly bent out of shape. A very similar ring has been found in Kington St Michael, Wiltshire and can be found in the Treasure Annual Report 2003, pg. 102, no. 169. The ring is typical of the late 12th or 13th century
Created on: Monday 28th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: KENT-68B2B7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval gold finger ring of probable 13th century date. The ring is stirrup-shaped set with a green stone (possibly glass or emerald). There are decorative bosses along the shoulders running along a raised ridge. The bosses have punched decoration giving them the appearance of clusters of granulation on one shoulder and stripes on the other: possibly intended to represent a vine with grapes, leaves and tendrils; or another floral design. The ring has been slightly distorted, mostly around the base of the loop. Similar examples can be seen on the database: eg ESS-831C60, ESS-98F924
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Created on: Friday 18th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Chilham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: KENT-503C38
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval silver-gilt finger ring, probably dating to c.1400-1550 AD. The ring has a with a two-facetted bezel, each engraved with a standing figure. The shoulders are engraved with foliate designs. Below the shoulders, two prominent transverse ribs divide the shoulders from the lower part of the hoop. The hoop is undecorated.
Maximum diameter of hoop: 23.8mm; width of bezel: 7.2mm; weight: 6.74g.
Rings of this form usually are iconographic and commonly feature religious imagery, though examples are also found with simple geometric or floral decoration (eg. Treasure Annual Repo…
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'St Nichclos at Wade', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-260FE5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A gold finger ring of Medieval date. It has a d-shaped hoop which is complete. It is decorated on the outside face with lozenges infilled with groups of pellets. It widens slightly to form a stirrup-shaped like bezel with a circular hole for a setting, which is missing. It is bent out of shape due to post-depositional damage.
Discussion: For comparison see a silver finger-ring from Ewell, Surrey (2005 T93) dated to the 13th Century.
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Nr Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-9123D1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A complete gold finger ring made of a flattened band engraved on the exterior with a French inscription in lower-case gothic or 'black-letter' script. The inscription begins with a small cross, and the words alternate with three very similar designs of a two-branched plant, one branch shorter and the other longer, each with thin leaves and ending in a feathery trefoil flower. The inscription reads en bon cuer (in good heart).
There is also engraving on the interior of the hoop, made up of a single wheat stalk followed by what looks like two sets of initials separated b…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Southwold', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LIN-163C35
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A late medieval silver 'fede' ring, Treasure reference number 2012 T302. The bezel is decorated with clasped hands. The hoop bears a clear inscription but does not appear to make sense. The inscription reads: +ARDOVDOMISb. The inscription might be a blunder of something containing the word DOMI or DOMIS. The hoop is D-shaped in cross-section and circular in plan, with an internal diameter of 18mm. The surface has been gilded.
Created on: Friday 20th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st March 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'near Alford', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NMS-FEEBD2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver finger ring. Band slightly convex externally, flat internally, now distorted and very worn. Inscribed externally in Lombardic script + I h Є S V S, the letters evenly spaced around the circumference of the band. Width of band 3mm. Original external diameter circa 19mm. Weight 2.0g. Circa 14th century.
Created on: Thursday 19th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 30th April 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: YORYM-8384E3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: An incomplete silver-gilt finger ring of medieval date. The finger ring consists of a slender hoop, roughly half of which has been lost to old breaks, which widens into a double bezel. The shoulders to either side of the bezel are decorated with worn moulded elements which probably represent animal heads. The bezel splits into two from the shoulders expanding into shallow conical settings which would most probably have contained glass or enamel. Patches of irregular gilding remain upon the surface of the finger ring.
Date: 14th Century.
Dimensions: Length: 18.2mm; W…
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 30th April 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Tickton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: DENO-582714
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE ITEM 2012 T266: A medieval finger-ring consisting of a simple band with incised decoration along part of the band. The decoration resembles a hand, which suggests that this was a "fede" ring. Such rings, of which there are many examples, normally display two clasped hands signifying fidelity.
The ring is silver and dates from the fifteenth or sixteenth century.
Dimensions: diameter 24 mm, height 5 mm.
J P Robinson
Curator of Medieval Collections (British Museum)
9th August 2012
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 30th April 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Kings Bromley Area', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-D784F1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Medieval "fede" type finger ring which is inscribed on the outside of the hoop. The inscription is difficult to read because of damage, but appears to read: "C' IL (M)RONE(WH)•IALEALA". The bezel is in the form of clasped hands but has been twisted and bent inwards and the hoop is broken. The rest of the hoop is rectangular in section and fairly crude.
Lovers' 'Fede' type rings are well known and a number of complete and fragmentary examples have been recorded under the Treasure Act (eg 2007 T49; 2007 T107; 2007 T342; and 2010 T158).Co…
Created on: Thursday 5th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th December 2022
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Blyth', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LEIC-C03C23
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval gold and sapphire finger ring, 23mm wide and 26mm long. The ring has a sub circular setting 10 x11mm and 9mm deep. It is in good condition and weighs 5.24grams. The setting is circular in form with a slight bulge to accommodate the stone and slightly trapezoidal in section, turning in to hold the stone in place. It has slight collars where the loop is attached but is otherwise plain. The stone is a natural sub-triangular shape, highly polished and is black-blue in natural light. When artificial light is shined on it it is dark blue-green.
Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence…
Created on: Wednesday 4th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st March 2014
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: HESH-4749E2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Case 2012-T228: Specialist Report
Two fragments of a Finger ring from the Hay-on-Wye Area - Herefordshire
Date: later Medieval
Finder: Mr.Paul Ratcliffe
Date of discovery: January 2012
Circumstances of discovery: Found whilst metal detecting
Note: this is an addenda to Treasure Case 2011-T394 being further fragments of the same find in the same field. Previous report can be seen here http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/451366 (Reavill 2011)
Description:
Two fragments from a single silver gilt finger-ring often referred to as a 'fede-ring'…
Created on: Thursday 29th March 2012
Last updated: Monday 28th April 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Hay-on-Wye', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: ESS-194F13
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval finger- ring, consisting of a flattened hoop moulded into the form of two clasped hands (a "fede" or friendship ring). The shoulders of the hoop are decorated with a square panel engraved with four petals or leaves. The remainder of the hoop is engraved with the letters
IES NAZ
an abbreviation to indicate the phrase
IESVS NAZARENVS
(Jesus of Nazarus)
These words were invoked as a charm against illness in the Middle Ages.
The hoop of the finger- ring is broken centre back, where a third square panel decorated with petals or leaves is positioned.
The fing…
Created on: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as '"Little Bentley Area, Essex"', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: DOR-18FF10
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A gold finger ring. The hoop is oval with a D-shaped cross section The bezel is oval with raised and crimped sides to house the missing trangular shaped stone. There is decoration on the shoulders flanking the bezel comprising a deeply incised downward pointing chevron in-filled with diagonal cross hatching in each side.
Date: Medieval; mid 14th - 15th century
Created on: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Last updated: Monday 28th April 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Rawston', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SUR-8507E2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A late medieval or early post- medieval finger- ring, consisting of a flat hoop cast with the form of two clasped hands (a "fede" or friendship ring). Incised lines at the wrist of the hand probably indicate the drapery of a cuff. The hoop is decorated with lozenges alternating with rectangular panels and a central square panel engraved with a cross. The rectangular panels are cross-hatched.
The finger-ring is silver-gilt and dates from the late fifteenth or sixteenth century.
Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies a…
Created on: Tuesday 20th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st March 2014
Spatial data recorded.
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