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BH-74FF80: Post-medieval mourning ring

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FINGER RING

Unique ID: BH-74FF80

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A gold mourning finger ring dating to the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century AD. The finger ring is plain on the outside but engraved with a skull, the hoop bent in the middle. In the inside of the hoop is an engraved inscription in italic lower case in remembrance of R. P [or B] and maker's mark of a Roman capital R in an irregularly-shaped shield.

Notes:

2016 T68

Sub class: Mourning
Inscription: 'R. P [or B]'

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1750

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 3.1 mm
Weight: 2.25 g
Diameter: 20.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 26th September 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Gold
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: Hertsmere (District)
To be known as: South Mimms

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Organised metal detecting survey
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: BH
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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