Rights Holder: St. Albans District Council
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
FINGER RING
Unique ID: BH-A60762
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval gold finger ring with slightly distorted hoop and missing inset. The hoop is of 'D-shaped' section, widening slightly at the shoulders, which are decorated with a pattern of niello-filled 'herringbone' grooves. A longitudinal ridge extends centrally down each shoulder, its distal end replaced by a cruciform indentation. The inverted-pyramidal bezel is gripped on each corner by a realistically moulded claw, the tip of each claw resting on the inward-sloping top of the setting. A series of bands, defined by niello-filled grooves, adorns each claw, with further such grooves covering the remainder of the bezel's underside.
Depth (bezel to back of hoop): 22mm; width: 19.5mm. Weight: 2.54g
A close parallel for this ring is Treasure case 2002 T46, found near Ipswich, Suffolk. In the report for the Ipswich ring, Judy Rudoe states 'This is a characteristic type of the (late 16th - early 17th century) period' (TAR 2001: 75).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to landowner after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2013T657
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22 mm
Width: 19.5 mm
Weight: 2.54 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th May 2013
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2013T657
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with niello
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Melbourn
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: BH-5F8EC7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Description: A gold finger ring with inverted-pyramidal bezel, missing its inset. Each of the four faces of the bezel is decorated with an in…
Workflow: Published
Find number: IOW-4CEB3C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
An almost complete post-Medieval gold finger-ring (c. 1750-c. 1800).
The gem is incomplete.
This finger-ring has a split hoop with a ra…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: YORYM-B52722
Object type: FINGER RING
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A gold undiagnostic finger ring. It has been looked at by Judy Rudoe of the British Museum and the Treasure Registrars. The finger ring has be…
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