Record ID: DENO-7F9257
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval gold stirrup-shaped finger ring, 13th century. The roughly rectangular setting in the bezel is hollow but would have contained a stone or glass paste. The flattened strip-like plain hoop is snapped at the back and was originally misshapen but has been straightened and the break overlapped by the finder. Length (bezel to back of hoop) 26.70mm, width 22.04mm, thickness (across bezel) 3.64mm, width of bezel (i.e. from setting to rear of bezel) 4.80mm, weight 4.36g. Rings of this type are commonly set with sapphires, rubies or emeralds (Dalton, 1912, 'Catalogue of Finger-rings in…
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Belper', grid reference and parish protected.