Record ID: LVPL-0C3DFB
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Conwy
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy wire finger ring of uncertain date. The object consists of two strips of wire which is bent round to form the band and then the ends overlap and curl around the band forming two slip knots. The strips of wire are rectangular in cross-section. This basic style of slip-knotted wire ring had a long life (there are Roman examples) but was perhaps most popular in the 7th century AD, when it was most commonly used on necklaces. Similar finger rings are known from Viking graves and hoards of the later 9th and earlier 10th centuries (Graham-Campbell 1980). But simple knotte…
Created on: Thursday 23rd July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 23rd July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kinmel Bay and Towyn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-64E054
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Conwy
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete finger ring of probable post-medieval date. The ring has an oval expanded bezel and broad shoulders. Below the shoulders each side is rounded where it terminates. At the rear of the object a thin rectangular band is soldered on to the bezel and would probably have continued past the shouders forming a simple hoop. The band measures 15mm in lenght (which is curved) and 4mm in width. The bezel is decorated within an oval depression and depicts a scene which is too worn to decipher. It does not appear to be a monogram or lettering. The construction of the ring is unusual wi…
Created on: Tuesday 21st April 2015
Last updated: Thursday 27th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kinmel Bay and Towyn', grid reference and parish protected.