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FINGER RING
Unique ID: KENT-503C38
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: 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 Report 2000, nos 111-112). Similar examples can be seen on the database: SWYOR-9B45B4, IOW-568773 and WILT-469F46.
Notes:
The find contains a minimum of 10% silver and predates 1710. It thus qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 in terms of precious metal content and age.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2012T365
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 7.2 mm
Weight: 6.74 g
Diameter: 23.8 mm
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2012T365
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Thanet (District)
To be known as: St Nichclos at Wade
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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