Record ID: DUR-629860
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy finger ring dating to the Roman period, c. AD 43 to 250. The hoop is damaged with approximately 50% remaining. The hoop is oval in section and is 2.07 mm wide at the break. The hoop widens from the break to form the shoulders. The bezel is oval and 8.89 mm wide. In the bezel there is a smal central circle 3.63 mm in diameter which is filled with white enamel. Surrounding this there is a ring of yellowish-green enamel or glass. The surface of the glass and enamel is damaged. This object is a Guiraud type 2 a.
Created on: Friday 16th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 20th May 2014
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Record ID: DUR-05A835
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold post medieval posy ring dating to the 18th century. The object is sub-circular in plan and a flattened D-shaped in section. There is a crack running the width of the ring and is visible on both sides. The outside face of the ring is decorated with a heart and hand motif with a foliate design. There are traces of white enamel in places suggesting further ornaments. The inside face of the ring has an inscription which reads "If regarded tis rewarded". There is a makers mark which is unclear but could be the letter W in a square punch.
Created on: Thursday 5th December 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 12th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Belsay Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-893B90
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A plain and undecorated finger ring possibly dating to the Roman period. The object is sub-circular although this is possibly due to the plough activity. The section is D-shaped however this is not very pronounced. There is one lateral groove however this is the only decoration. The object could feasibly date to any period however it was found near a Roman brooch, see DUR-88AED7.
Created on: Wednesday 11th December 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 11th December 2013
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Record ID: DUR-5E53B4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy finger ring dating to the post-medieval period. The ring is made up of a strip of copper alloy which is 4.5 mm wide and 0.82 mm thick. The metal strip has been hammered to create a circular ring shape which has a diameter of 18.53 mm. The two ends of the ring do not touch and have not been soldered together. There is decoration on the outside of the ring which features two raised lines which cross each other to create lozenge shaped spaces in which there are raised pellets.
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2013
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Record ID: DUR-52FF61
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy finger ring, missing the setting and dating to the 12th or 13th century. The ring has a circular hoop and the sides of the hoop gradually slope upwards towards an oval bezel. There is no stone present but it seems likely that there would have been a small stone or glass fitted in the oval space. Rings of this type are called "stirrup-shaped" rings and a similar one was found in London although it was made of pewter (Egan and Pritchard number 1608), and was dated to the period AD 1230 to 1260. There is a another example, excavated in the 1970s and now in the W…
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2013
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2013
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Record ID: DUR-A1D852
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but damaged silver-gilt fede ring dating to the 15th century. The ring has two clasped hands forming the bezel and a panel either side of the bezel depicting a quatrefoil flower motif. There are two long panels with another small panel between them which depicts the same quatrefoil flower motif. The ring has been cut or snapped but the break does not appear to be new. The ring has then distorted and curved. Fede rings, which come from the Italian word for faith, started to become popular from the 12th century until the 19th century as symbols of love and faith. There …
Created on: Wednesday 8th May 2013
Last updated: Monday 2nd November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Raskelf', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-A1E866
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A twisted silver wire finger ring dating to the early medieval period, c. AD 900 to AD 1066. The ring is made up of two plain, tapering rods which have been twisted together with a small wire. The object is sub-circular in plan and where the wires taper there is evidence for a break suggesting that the two ends may have been connected in the past. NCL-40E866 on the PAS database is very similar although it is slightly more ornate and unbroken. There is also a similar object in the British Museum, catalogue number 1921, 1101.376. Finger rings of this type are very similar to Vi…
Created on: Wednesday 8th May 2013
Last updated: Monday 2nd November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wold Newton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-B7B7B5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a copper alloy finger ring dating to the Roman period. The object has a circular bezel with a diameter of 16.15 mm and features three concentric circles are a central circular cell. There are traces of enamel still remaining on the ring. The central, circular cell has blue enamel. The smallest ring cell has no enamel left in place. The middle ring cell has blue enamel the same colour as the central circular cell. The outermost ring cell may contain a pale green enamel although this may also be due to copper corrosion. The shoulders narrow from the bezel to the hoop although …
Created on: Tuesday 21st May 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 21st May 2013
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Record ID: DUR-4415A1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold finger ring dating to the Roman period, probably the 1st or 2nd century AD. The hoop is ovoid in profile and D-shaped in section. The maximum width of the bezel is 6.87mm from which it tapers to 1.26mm at the opposite side of the hoop. The ring is 21.89 mm wide in profile and 20.11 mm high, including the stone. The ring is set with a conical stone, probably agate.
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 20th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stickford Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-DA9EEA
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, damaged silver finger ring dating to the medieval period. The object is made from a single sheet of silver, 0.68 mm thick, which would be biconvex if flattened. The ring has been folded over twice with the two ends folded over on themselves. There is no distinct bezel however the widest section of the ring is decorated on one side. There are two lateral incised lines across the band either side of the 'bezel' with three deeper lines running between the two collars and shallower, diagonal incisions as decoration. Between the collar and the folded terminals there are …
Created on: Tuesday 2nd June 2015
Last updated: Friday 22nd September 2017
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Record ID: DUR-CE5385
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and damaged silver medieval finger ring dating to the 12th century AD. The ring is made from a sheet of silver and in plan the object would be biconcave. The bezel is missing although the wide shoulders are present before narrowing to form the band. There is incised decoration which takes the form of lines which run diagonally across the outer edge of the ring. On the shoulders, these lines are wider apart with shorter lines running between them. There are similar examples on the PAS database, see for example SUR-BCFB42.
Created on: Tuesday 13th October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2015
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Record ID: DUR-5DCDA8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold posy ring of post medieval date, late 17th century to early 18th century. The ring is circular in plan with a D-shaped cross section. The outside of the ring is not decorated although there are a few marks, probably from depostion. The inside of the ring has an inscription in an italic script which reads "Love is the Bond of Peace". There is a makers mark at the start of the inscription with the letters I and H in a rectangular frame. Judy Rudoe of the British Museum comments "I think the mark might be IH rather than HI, see AF 1320 and 1961,1202.283 in BM. The mark is n…
Created on: Wednesday 26th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 15th April 2015
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Record ID: DUR-9B2734
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy finger ring dating to the post medieval period, c. 1500 to 1700. The majority of the hoop is missing however the bezel is still in place and is flat and circular. It seems likely that this ring was a signet ring however the matrix has completely worn away. There are similar objects recorded on the PAS database, see HAMP-4BD905 and IOW-F1EE53.
Created on: Tuesday 25th June 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2013
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Record ID: DUR-5508F6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy finger ring inlaid with enamel and probably dating to the 2nd or 3rd century AD. The bezel is sub-circular and has a series of eleven triangular cells with some enamel still in place. The centre cell contains red enamel and three cells surrounding it contain blue enamel. It seems like that the cell above also would have contained blue enamel. There are six cells around the edge of the blue cells. Very little remains in these but they may have contained red enamel as well although this is now very worn. The back of the bezel is smooth and the hoop tapers …
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 10th September 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brompton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-6E55C5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver finger ring of post medieval or modern date. The ring has a flat rectangular bezel with the monogram JC inscribed within a lozenge. The coroners of the bezel have a series of lines radiating outwards from the lozenge shaped panel. There are then two 'steps' down from the bezel to form the shoulders of the ring and each of these steps has incised line decoration. There are two rounded panels on either side of the shoulders with incised lines form a foliate decoration. The rest of the ring is undecorated. Similar examples are recorded on the PAS database, see SWYO…
Created on: Wednesday 4th September 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 4th September 2013
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Record ID: DUR-1ED7F4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold finger ring dating to the post medieval or modern period. The object is circular in plan and circular in section with no decoration. There are some stamped marks on the inner surface of the ring but these are difficult to decipher. Judy Rudoe of the British Museum says "I cannot decipher the stamped marks inside, and the shape looks recent, so this is one where you say not enough evidence to date pre 1714."
Created on: Tuesday 13th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 27th May 2014
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Record ID: DUR-CC396E
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible copper alloy finger ring dating to the Roman period. The object is sub-circular in plan with a gap between the two ends. The object is 11.31 mm wide and 2.97 mm thick. There is some decoration on the outer surface in the form of an incised V shape from which three incised lines run around the ring. Similar objects are recorded on the PAS database including YORYM-6C6664 and LEIC-381095 with the suggestion that they may be made from Roman bracelets.
Created on: Wednesday 21st May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 27th May 2014
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Record ID: DUR-879173
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
A gold finger ring, inset with three stones. The ring has an oval bezel comprising a translucent purple glass gem in a rubbed-over box-setting. The bifurcated shoulders feature a simple stylised openwork floral design consisting of a tiny glass gem of uncertain colour in a sub-circular setting, representing the flower head, below which is a pair of leaves on a stem. This stem and leaf decoration is missing from one shoulder. The sides of the shoulders bear a simple indented (feathered) decoration. The hoop is complete and is D-shaped in section. The workmanship of the ring is ve…
Created on: Wednesday 12th June 2013
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carlisle City', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-5ED560
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gold posy finger ring dating to the 16th or 17th century. The ring is a simple which is D-shaped in section. There is no decoration on the outside but there is an inscription on the inside which reads x I x LIKE x MY x CHOYCE x. All of the letters are captials and there is a small cross at the start, end and in between each of the words of the inscription. This inscription is known to have been used from the 16th century through to the early 18th century and the capital lettering suggests the earlier end of this date range (compared to IOW-879D84). A similar example i…
Created on: Thursday 21st February 2013
Last updated: Monday 2nd November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wold Newton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-9E5712
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Part of a medieval silver-gilt 'fede' ring dating to the 15th century. The bezel consists of two clasped hands with a crown above. The crown has two circular perforations which separate the separate elements. There are collars on each side just beyond the wrist. The breaks are just beyond the collars on both sides however these are rough and uneven so it seems unlikely that they were intentionally cut. Fede rings come from the Italian for faith (mani in fede) and came to symbolise love and faith. They are popular from the 15th century although the motif of the clasped hands is k…
Created on: Monday 20th May 2013
Last updated: Monday 2nd November 2015
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