Record ID: WILT-774013
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy post-medieval decade rosary finger ring, dating to the period AD 1500-1700. The ring consists of an annular band and an oval shape bezel. The band is circular in shape and is divided into 10 knops by cast grooves around the anterior circumference. The interior circumference is flat and undecorated. The bezel is 7.60mm wide and 12.99mm long, and has four grooves imbedded onto it. As demonstrated by further examples on the database (SOMDOR-7E6495 and LANCUM-CE9AE3), both have IHS (a Greek abbreviation for Jesus) imbedded on the bezel. But in this case, it is not …
Created on: Wednesday 19th October 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 24th January 2023
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