Record ID: BERK-0D9A1B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late medieval (1400-1500) silver gilt iconographic finger-ring. It consists of the bezel and shoulders only (recentish, jagged breaks). The bezel is trapezoidal in cross-section, the long base being the underside/ inside of hoop. The outer section of the bezel is divided into three facets of equal size with grooved and relief decoration. In the central panel is... It is unclear if the figures in the facets to left and right f they are male or female. In the left is a standing figure facing with spiky hair, right arm in the air, in the right a draped figure…
Created on: Thursday 4th March 2021
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bix CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-7484FA
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete cast silver clasped-hands (‘fede’) finger ring of medieval date. The hoop is stirrup-shaped with the shoulders broad and of rectangular cross-section. On opposing shoulders are inscribed AV / EM. The hoop forms a solid pointed bezel terminating in a rounded knop. On the opposite side (back) the hoop forms a rounded lobe containing clasped hands. Dimensions: Weight: 5.17g. Diameter (width): 24.51mm. Diameter (including bezel): 29.34mm. Diameter (internal): 21.14mm. Thickness (hoop): 1.68mm. Width (bezel): 15.23mm. Width (hoop at shoulder): …
Created on: Thursday 25th February 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd February 2022
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Record ID: KENT-FE4013
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and slightly abraded late Medieval or early Post-Medieval signet ring, c.AD1400 - 1600 Description: The ring has merchant's mark or anchor/calvary cross incised into an oval bezel, allowing it to be used as a seal matrix. The band is D-shaped in cross-section, except on the bezel where it is lozenge shaped and relatively thin despite its large size. The loop is wide and quite plain and remains in good condition, the shoulders framing the bezel are however quite wide. It has a dark black surface, possibly due to treatment. Measurements: 22 mm in diameter, 8mm wide at t…
Created on: Friday 19th February 2021
Last updated: Friday 19th February 2021
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Record ID: LIN-545348
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy wire finger ring of uncertain date. A single wire has been partially soldered together to form a long length of thicker wire. One half of the wire is twisted, the other is plain. This length of wire has then been wrapped around twice and knotted to form the shape of the finger-ring. Dark patina with a slight green hue. Slightly squashed. Similar wire finger-rings have been recorded on the PAS database (e.g. LVPL-885D36) which has a date of c.AD 1500-1700. Length: 25.28 mm; Width: 19.29 mm; Thickness: 5.58 mm; Weight: 2.21g
Created on: Thursday 11th February 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 24th August 2021
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Record ID: CORN-3A69A7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
A gold gem-set finger ring dating to the Medieval period (AD 1100-1500), consisting of a bezel and setting with an oval cabochon stone. The bezel is rectangular with a trapezoidal cross section and set with an oval turquoise stone high at its centre. The hoop is D-shaped in cross section and thinnest at the base (0.83mm) and gradually thickens and widens towards the shoulder (2.97mm) where it is soldered to the bezel. Dimensions: External diameter 18.97mm ; Internal diameter: 17.13 mm; Thickness: (shoulder) 2.87mm, (lower hoop) 0.83 mm; Weight: 1.9 g. Bezel: Width: 6.88mm; Leng…
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Petherwin CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-A9E68A
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy finger-ring of 14th or 15th century date The cast finger-ring is fragmentary, represented by the bezel and shoulders only (with a surviving height of 7.2mm and a weight of 2.7g). Little of the integral hoop now survives, which appears to have been of rectangular section at the shoulders (4mm wide and 1.8mm thick) with no applied decoration evident on the surviving stub (with a surviving width of 5.8mm and an internal diameter of approximately 19mm). The bezel is circular (with a diameter of 13.4mm) with some peripheral damage. The underside of the bezel is c…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
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Record ID: NMS-8319CC
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Fragment of silver finger-ring. About a quarter of the hoop survives, comprising one gradually flaring shoulder with gently rounded edges, broken at the bezel. Next to the neat transverse break the metal is very thin, and is decorated with two transverse rows of ribbing. Next to this is a trapezoidal thickened area at the curve of the shoulder, divided into lozenges by criss-cross grooves; there is a neat, tiny cross stamped or engraved at the centre of each lozenge. The hoop then gradually tapers to another neat transverse break, and is otherwise undecorated. The breaks …
Created on: Wednesday 20th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 26th August 2021
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Record ID: NMS-81472B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description and Dimensions: Small gold object, probably a tiny medieval finger-ring. A flattish pyramidal bezel 5.5mm square, with a very slightly concave reverse and a 1.5mm diameter circular indentation at the apex, forms the decorative centre. The opposite edges each have a very short flaring projection. 2.5mm wide and perhaps 0.7mm long. From the centre of each of these emerges a thin strand of gold, one longer (1.0mm x 0.7mm at the break) and the other much shorter (1.2mm x 0.8mm at the break) which would presumably have joined. The longer strand is bent, but was perhaps original…
Created on: Wednesday 20th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 26th August 2021
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Record ID: SUSS-5B55E8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, gold iconographic finger ring with inscription dating to the Medieval period. c. 1400-1450. The hoop is circular with a flat bezel and rectangular in cross section. The rectangular bezel is decorated with an incised depiction of St Catherine set within a recessed rectangular panel. She is standing facing left, with a crown and nimbus and dressed in a long sleeved, floor-length robe with three angled incised lines from the floor suggesting folds. Her left arm is bent back slightly, holding the edge of a wheel emerging from behind her, a symbol of her martyrdom and in h…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 7th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Soberton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-595043
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy seal finger-ring probably of 12th to 15th century date The cast finger-ring is incomplete, missing part of the slightly distorted hoop (with a length and width of 23.8mm and a weight of 5.1g). The hoop is of D-shaped section, narrowest at its base (at 2.0mm wide and 1.7mm thick), widening to the shoulders. The shoulders are faceted producing a rounded trapezoidal section. The bezel is oval (16mm long and 10.0mm wide) and has an incised motif, arranged around double grooves at the centre. The design is possibly of vegetal form, depicting the foliage and sta…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
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Record ID: SF-DC876D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval copper-alloy finger-ring dating to circa AD 1150-1450. It consists of the hoop, bezel and intact setting. The bezel is stirrup-shaped, sub-triangular in plan. Its face is convex whilst its underside is flat. Its face is undecorated. The setting on top of the bezel is a purple coloured glass cabochon. Stirrup-shaped finger rings with imitation gemstone settings were common from c. 1150 to c. 1450AD. The ring closely resembles no. 1609 in Egan and Pritchard (1991).  Length: 24.3mm; External diameter: 19.76mm; Height of bezel: 5.09mm; Hoop thickness: 1…
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2021
Last updated: Friday 2nd September 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horringer', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-D75463
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case 2021T19 Description: An incomplete and distorted silver gilt iconographic finger ring dating to the Medieval period (c.AD 1400-1500). The ring is comprised of the bezel, shoulders, and part of the band. The bezel is in the form of two slightly convex facets that are divided by a ridge. Each facet appears to have an incised decoration depicting a person, possibly a saint. One of the individuals appears to have radial crown and the other a rounded halo or nimbus. The shoulders then flatten, and the band gradually tapers to a thinner width before terminating in a break. Th…
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2021
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buttercrambe with Bossall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C6F8DC
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case 2021 T20 Description: A complete gold finger ring dating to the Medieval period (c.AD 1350-1500). The ring is in the form of a posy ring and is roughly circular in shape. The center of the band slightly waisted and externally bears a design and inscription inscribed in blackletter script. The inscription reads ‘en bon an’ which is French for ‘a good year’. The inscription is divided by sprigs of foliage headed by four petalled flower. The edges of the ring have a beaded border. The band interior is plain. Dimensions: Diameter 18.87mm; width 5.35…
Created on: Monday 11th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th August 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitegate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-425D07
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A late medieval or early post-medieval silver signet ring, with a circular bezel engraved with a Lombardic letter E. The bezel is engraved with sprigs above and below, and to the right of, the initial, all within a border of punched pellets. The hoop is of D-section, with rounded raised edges to the hoop which extend from each shoulder. A small piece of the edge of the hoop is missing towards the back.  The ring probably dates to the 15th or 16th century. Dimensions: Diameter: 24.7mm, width: 12.9mm, thickness: 1.7mm. Weight: 9.23g.
Created on: Tuesday 5th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 12th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-34A5B0
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold medieval blackletter posy finger ring dating from about AD 1400 - 1500. It is rectangular in cross-section. The posy on the external face is in dense blackletter and is extremely difficult to read, but it has been suggested to read "a [...] Cervyr" (an alternative spelling to servir) meaning 'to serve' with the word in the middle perhaps being an adverb or a name. The first letter of the middle word has a florid ornament like a large letter Z, further confusing the interpretation of the letters. The three words are separated by recessed fan shapes, or foliage or wing motif…
Created on: Monday 4th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 28th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sheriff Hutton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-C6F54C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver gilt iconographic finger ring of late Medieval date (c 1400 to 1500). The bezel has a triangular cross section, 9.3mm wide and 3.5mm thick, with a central ridge flanked by concave rectangular panels to either side. Each of these panels is decorated with a rectangular panel containing three incised alternating triangular leaf motifs. The shoulders of the ring are flat and meet the bezel at a recessed collar. Both shoulders have incomplete decorative panels of incised decoration comprised of heraldic or pseudo heraldic motifs. One side has a panel with an ellipse at…
Created on: Wednesday 30th December 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2022
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Record ID: NARC-B4032A
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A complete gold Finger Ring of Medieval date (AD 1200-1400). The object is circular with a D shaped band and is composed of a single strip of metal, the join is well finished and not visible. The outer surface is decorated with a deep relief inscription and motifs. The spaces between each letter and motif retain deep grooves. There is a smooth border above and below the decoration. The inner surface is flat and smooth. There is no clear indication of any substance such as enamel having been set within the recesses. Discussion: The cross is a cross pattée, the lett…
Created on: Thursday 17th December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 16th December 2021
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Record ID: ESS-A08BA4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Description:  Two fragments of an incomplete silver medieval finger ring, dating to c.AD 1200-1500. The external face of the hoop has an engraved Latin inscription in black-letter (or 'Gothic') script. One fragment appears to read IHC / NAZ translating as Jesus of Naz[areth].  The second fragment appears to have the letters NEN or REN which may translate to the latter part of the word [Naza]n/ren (originally perhaps Nazarenus, the Latin for 'of Nazareth').  The writing is separated by a vine and leaf design of a single stem with 5 leaf heads. Dimensions:…
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Hallingbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-9E9F07
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Description:  An incomplete, gold Medieval finger-ring, dating to c. 1200-1400 CE. The ring is formed of a thin hoop (which is broken and bent out of shape), terminating in a damaged bezel, which would have likely been oval in shape, with four clawed collets that would have held a now missing stone. The hoop is circular in section. Dimensions:  External diameter:  33mm at widest point (ring is broken and no longer circular); hoop thickness:  3.2mm, weight:  4.56g Discussion:  Finger rings with bezels in this shape, made to fit the settings, are Medieval …
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2020
Last updated: Friday 8th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Elmstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-8E3563
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver stirrup-shaped finger ring that that has a double bezel. The bezel is formed from two parallel low triangular projections that are angled slightly apart and surmounted by a globular terminal (one of the globular terminals is missing). The hoop, which is now distorted, is made is made for a flat strip that has a U-shaped channel running down the centre from the bezel to the undecorated base. The base is now split and truncated. A similar ring made from gold is held by the British Museum (record number AF.1855) which records that ‘This paired bezel symbolises two lovers …
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 17th December 2020
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