Record ID: LANCUM-4DD680
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warrington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold 14th century AD finger-ring with an inset cobalt-blue glass oval setting. The bezel has 7 convex settings to hold the stone and a decorated flower inscribed into an integral square plate on either side of the hoop. There is no makers mark and the construction would suggest the 14th or 15th century at the latest. Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the metal by the British Museum's Scientific Research section indicated a surface composition of approximately 94-95% gold, 3-4% silver, the rest being copper. The setting was identified as cobalt-blue glass. The length…
Created on: Monday 19th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 9th April 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-2F65A0
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of late medieval or post-medieval silver finger ring, broken at both ends and partially straightened, with traces of pale gilding surviving on one face, probably the internal face. Inscribed ]*GOD * IS * A[ on probably the internal face, and ]T E * I * H O[ on the probably external face, which is worn and damaged with multiple scratch marks. An English inscription in roman capitals suggests a 16th or 17th century date. Width of band 5.5mm. Thickness 1.5mm. Weight 1.8g.
Created on: Friday 13th September 2013
Last updated: Monday 20th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lingwood and Burlingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-DE09D4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Medieval silver-gilt finger-ring (1200-1400). Treasure case no. 2013 T147. The bezel is square in plan and the underside is flat with bevelled edges. The central square cell measures 8.40mm x 8.40mm and is 5.25mm in height. It contains a flat clear 'glass' setting, now broken. Earth behind the glass gives it a greyish muddy appearance. A narrow ledge around the base of the cell has been stamped with small evenly spaced linear grooves. The hoop is largely missing and only the stubs survive. These are integral with the bezel, rather than being soldered. 8.15mm; (height…
Created on: Monday 11th March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 9th May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Freshwater', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-4EB4F8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver annular brooch of Medieval - Post-Medieval date. The brooch has a circular frame. It is convex at the front and concave at the rear and has ridged edges. The frame is pierced with a circular hole to take the pin. The pin is D-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. There appears to have been two initials stamped on to the pin; they are now unclear but could be "RN". Similar examples of brooches can be seen on the databae here:NMS-7D6271, IOW-995756. Width: 5.9 mm, Thickness: 1.1 mm, Diameter: 25.3 mm, Weight: 1.99 g This type of brooch has in the past been des…
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2011
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Smeeth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-40BE96
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Date: Probably late 15th-early 16th century Late Medieval silver finger-ring; a fede ring with hand clasping a heart sprouting flowers, with a second heart at the back.
Created on: Wednesday 18th November 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-59E462
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2004 T485 A stirrup-shaped gold finger-ring set with a clear stone or glass, in a cusped bezel. The setting may be medieval in date, but the claws are damaged and the stone is probably a later replacement. The ring may date to the 14th century, the stone may be 19th century.
Created on: Monday 26th October 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 19th April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-C1BEF1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval gold finger-ring, engraved on exterior with a Tau cross three times, evenly spaced with a tear or drop of blood between each. The interior is plain. Discussion: This ring probably was intended to provide some kind of healing property to the wearer. Date: Late 15th or early 16th Century.
Created on: Friday 7th August 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Petherton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-9039D0
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Medieval silver-gilt finger-ring, the bezel formed of two clasped hands. Curved ridges on the surviving shoulder of the ring represent cuffs. Treasure case no. 2009 T327. 20.9 x 8.9 x 2.1mm. Weight: 1.82g.
Created on: Wednesday 17th June 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 31st December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brighstone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-58BF21
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver finger-ring with an applied sub-square bezel cut away to form a cross with expanded arms which has been soldered on to a hoop, which is also carved into alternating diamond and square shapes. Late Medieval; Late 15th to early 16th century.
Created on: Monday 15th June 2009
Last updated: Monday 22nd September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Buryan', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-FBC1C7
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: One part of a silver post medieval cuff link. One terminal survives it has a solid head which is square in plan, the front face is faceted and projecting and the back face is flat. There are fragmentary double stranded corroded iron wires projecting from the back face, presumably the beginning of a chain which would link this part of the cuff link to another. Dimensions: 12.59mm by 12.17mm in size, 9.72mm in height and 5.06g in weight. Discussion: This cuff link is similar in shape and size to another example from London, although this example was copper-alloy rather than…
Created on: Wednesday 10th June 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 18th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nettlestead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-18D3B0
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver-gilt finger-ring of possible Medieval date, 14th century. Length: 15.4mm; width: 14.2mm; thickness: 4.9mm width of hoop: 5.0mm; weight: 2.32g. . This incomplete finger-ring comprises a small portion of the hoop and a complete bezel. The hoop, with a break at each end, is rectangular in section. The soldered bezel, in the form of a flower, is composed of four small petals and four larger sepals lying behind and between the petals. Each petal and sepal has a central rib with radiating 'veins'. At the centre of the flower is a soldered spherical knop.
Created on: Monday 18th May 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shalfleet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-337655
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval to Post-medieval gold finger ring A post-medieval gold finger ring, dating from the Late 15th - early 16th Century. The hoop has an undecorated D-shaped section, which widens at the shoulders. The expanding shoulders are decorated with two raised collars. The bezel sits inside the shoulders; it is a high bezel in the form of a cusped quatrefoil. Each lobe of the quatrefoil has a raised rim. The reverse of the bezel is divided into four. The bezel is hollow and has a large open aperture. The stone is loose but remains in situ. The stone is oval in shaped, with a rounded top…
Created on: Friday 1st August 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gateforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-C61748
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A misshapen Medieval or Early Post-Medieval silver thimble with a domed crown. Fifteenth or early sixteenth century. Length: 18.0mm; width: 24.0mm. Weight: 6.04g. Treasure case no. 2008 T133 (disclaimed). The whole of the body, including the crown, is indented with circumferential lines of small circular punch marks. No evidence for manufacturing marks on the plain rim at the opening. A comparable thimble is illustrated in Holmes (1988) 'Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 9: Sewing Thimbles', p.1, fig. 2, ref. a.
Created on: Monday 21st April 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Calbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-1B9681
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Small gold finger-ring. The hoop of the ring is formed from five lozenge-shaped panels that give the ring a hexagonal shape. Each panel is undecorated on both inner and outer faces. The hoop is slightly more rounded on the interior where each panel meets the next, probably for comfort while being worn. The ring survives in good condition with few surface scratches or marks. The ring has an external diameter of 17.3mm and weighs 5.52g. It is 14th or 15th century in date.
Created on: Wednesday 10th May 2006
Last updated: Monday 22nd September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Danbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-7AA4C4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold band, flat and roughened on one side, suggesting that it is a fitting of some kind rather than a finger-ring. This is an undiagnostic piece which can not be dated.
Created on: Thursday 20th April 2006
Last updated: Monday 27th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Romney', grid reference and parish protected.