Record ID: DOR-A3C17D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A gold finger ring with an internal inscription. A posy ring. The mis-shapen band is narrow and D-sectioned. The internal inscription is in a cursive letter style and contains upper and lower case letters. It reads: Endles' like this my love is. At the end is a square stamp containing two capital letter Rs set back to back with one inverted, possibly a maker's mark. Date: Post-Medieval - 18th century Dimensions: 18.80 mm x 19.54 mm x 1.05 mm Weight: 1.80 g
Created on: Friday 24th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Owermoigne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-A36D2D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval finger-ring consisting of a wide, flat hoop with an applied beaded-wire border, the beading now rather worn. There is no bezel. Within the border is a double-line inscription in lower-case black-letter script; it is relatively clearly readable for this type of script. + AMOUR : VAINT : TOUT FORS CEUR . DE . VILLAIN + AMOUR: EN: VOIE : SOULLAS : E YOIE The S in 'soullas' is in the shape of a C, which is not uncommon in black-letter inscriptions. The inscription means 'Love conquers all except the heart of a villain. Love sends solace and joy'. The finger-ring is …
Created on: Friday 24th October 2014
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
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Record ID: PAS-A33562
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval finger-ring consisting of a simple band with raised borders. It is inscribed with the names of the three magi: *YASPAR . MELCHIOR . BALTASAR The names of the magi were believed to have curative powers in the middle ages. They were considered especially effective in cases of epilepsy. The finger-ring dates from the fifteenth century and examination at the British Museum has confirmed the metal to be gold. The object contains at least 10 per cent of that precious metal by weight.
Created on: Friday 24th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 24th October 2014
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Record ID: GLO-A32036
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy finger ring that has straight hunched shoulders decorated with a recessed linear border and a raised diamond shaped bezel. The hoop has a triangular cross section. This is a Henig Type VIII dating to the 2nd or 3rd century AD.
Created on: Friday 24th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 24th October 2014
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Record ID: PAS-A2DC87
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval gold finger-ring consisting of a slender hoop which gradually widens, extending into a twin bezel set with a turquoise and a garnet. At the point where the bezel construction begins, the shoulders of the ring are decorated with two lozenges on each side containing crosses. Stones were believed to have magical, protective qualities in the Middle Ages. The turquoise, for instance, was believed to protect its wearer from riding accidents, drowning and poisoning. Similar rings exist in the British Museum collection (O M Dalton, Catalogue of Finger Rings, (London1912), cat.nos…
Created on: Friday 24th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 24th October 2014
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Record ID: DOR-A2A46B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete silver fede type ring. A fragment of silver gilt finger ring. The bezel and a small part of the band only remains. The bezel is in the form of a crowned heart with a quatrefoiol each side. The band is narrowed from the bezel . The two short sections of band (one projecting on each side of the bezel) are both moulded with two horizontal ridges on the front face which diverge around the remnant of a v-shaped aperture. The bezel has been soldered to the ends of the band (this is visible on the reverse). There are traces of gilding in several areas. Date:Late Medieval - c. 140…
Created on: Friday 24th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dorset', grid reference and parish protected.