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FINGER RING
Unique ID: NMS-DE742B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Medieval silver finger ring. Rectangular bezel with a longitudinal median arris dividing the bezel into two concave fields. The hoop, which tapers slightly from the edge of the bezel to the rear, is faceted to form six lozengiform fields with triangular fields to either side. Every field is engraved with a single line border around a design, except for the two triangular fields at the rear of the hoop which are plain. The bezel is engraved with a foliate and floral motif, the two triangular fields at either end of the bezel with radiating lines, the two lozengiform fields on each side of the hoop with a trefoil flower head, the two lozengiform fields at the rear with a quatrefoil motif, and the remaining engraved triangular fields with two angled lines. There are very slight traces of gilding.
Height 23mm. Width 23mm. Width of bezel 8.5mm. Weight 6.2g.
Many similar decorative and iconographic rings are known, including Oman (1974) pl.22, B - E and pl.66, A - E. 15th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T927
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 8.5 mm
Weight: 6.2 g
Diameter: 23 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd September 2014 - Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 33431
Other reference: SET102014
Treasure case number: 2014T927
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Tacolneston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman, C. | 1974 | British Rings 800-1914 | London | Harper Collins |
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