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FINGER RING

Unique ID: BH-0F801F

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete cast gilded copper-alloy signet ring dating to the Post Medieval period (c. AD 1600-1700). The ring has a large flat oval-shaped bezel. The upper surface of the bezel is engraved with the recessed initials 'N' and 'B' in reverse for stamping. The initials are surrounded by a single-lined circumferential border. The shoulders of the ring narrow gradually into a hoop that is D-shaped in cross-section. The outer surface of the shoulders are decorated with a fleur-de-lis emerging from a central stalk with fronds either side and a trefoilate top abutting the edge of the bezel. The interior surfaces of the bezel, shoulders and hoop are plain. The ring is corroded and has several areas of black discolouring amongst the other gilded areas. There are also some small patches of red and green corrosion product across the hoop and shoulders. The ring measures 28.1mm in external diameter, is 27mm in height and 3.1mm thick at the hoop. The bezel measures 18mm in length, 14mm in width and is 4.6mm thick. The ring weighs 13 grams.

Class: Signet
Inscription: NB

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.6 mm
Weight: 13 g
Diameter: 28.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st December 2018 - Tuesday 29th January 2019

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Holland (District)
Parish or ward: Donington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF2136
Four figure Latitude: 52.90781702
Four figure longitude: -0.20224796
1:25K map: TF2136
1:10K map: TF23NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: BH
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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