Record ID: NLM-4E5D1D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy finger ring fragment. Cast ring fragment comprising a rectangular flat bezel and straight-sided shoulders, rounded within the band. Worn diagonal strokes, mostly lost to wear, frame the initials P R with additional lines and flourishes on the bezel – though not serving as a signet because the letters are inscribed the right way round. Each shoulder has a linear incised border bearing a rhomboid flower with hatched centre and with rays emanating from the outer corner of the upper compartments lying outside the rhomboid on either shoulder and more – perhaps repre…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-9D3413
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Finger Ring of Post-Medieval date (AD 1600-1800). The object is composed of a circular D sectioned band with a flat inner surface and convex outer. The outer surface is extensively decorated with upper and lower everted lip with a recessed band flanking both upper and lower which is beaded.  The central portion is convex with a circumferential decorative motif, partially obscured by abrasion, the visible portion consists of a six-pointed star in relief and repeating transverse grooves with unclear elements between each. Diameter: 22.41mm, Height:…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-859425
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy finger ring, formed from a modified and cut-down bracelet, of Roman date, c.AD 200 – 400. The object is formed of a strip of metal, rectangular in plan and section. It is curved and with its two terminals brought together, forming a almost closed loop. Both terminals feature transverse cuts with one terminal slightly wider than the other. The exterior of the loop features decoration. From the less wide terminal decoration begins with a circumferential groove which is joined by a second groove halfway around the loop. The…
Created on: Wednesday 6th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-7222BE
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Published
Description & identification The reported object is a decorative gold posy ring. The ring consists of a thin gold band, D-shaped in section, with a tightly set repeating pattern of tooled S-shaped indentations on the external surface, possibly for enamel, although none appears to have survived. The internal surface in engraved with an inscription which reads ‘Though absent yet constant’ in italic letters in sentence case. The ring profile is slightly misshapen.  Measurements  External diameter: 19.5 x 18.7 mm Internal diameter: 17.5 x 16.5 mm Depth: 2.4 mm Ba…
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanddyfnan Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-5ACC65
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy signet ring. A thin cast D-section band of width 4.2mm and thickness 2mm with an oval matrix brazed to it. The matrix bears a deeply incised field leaving a curvilinear initial letter – possibly G or T – with a possible bifoliate crown above it, all reserved to form an imprint (Bryony Pateman 2008; An illustrated guide to Collecting Seals, Whitehall Press, London, page 127). About two thirds of the band are lost. This letter form also appears amongst either mason’s marks or graffiti noted on columns in Carlisle Cathedral by this reporter, and doubtless wi…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winteringham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-D97664
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval copper alloy posy ring dating from c. 1600 to 1700 AD. The hoop is broadly circular in plan (it is slightly bent out of shape) and is shallow D-shaped in cross-section. There is a central vertical seam which stands proud of the rings surface. The inner face of the hoop is inscribed with the text: I LIVE IN LOVE, in Roman uppercase lettering. The terminal of the letter I splits into two curving serifs. There is no maker’s mark. The ring has corrosion to its surface rendering it a dark reddish brown colour. There are no visible remains of silvering or gilding.
Created on: Saturday 3rd February 2024
Last updated: Sunday 4th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-D05D4E
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The copper alloy bezel from a Roman or early medieval Brancaster type finger ring dating to AD 350-450.  All that remains of the finger ring is the square bezel, although there is evidence on the reverse that the bezel was attached to a hoop.  The bezel is square with rounded corners.  It is decorated in intaglio with incised relief.  There are short incised transverse lines outlining the edge of the bezel (parts are missing where the object is worn or slightly damaged).  In the centre, is a depiction of a stylised bird, probably a peacock with long l…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-03B848
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver or pewter finger ring with distinctive bezel, date uncertain. The ring has a round hoop and a pointed oval/lozenge shaped bezel. The hoop is of D-shaped cross-section, 4.6mm wide, and is slightly irregular, appearing handmade.  The width of the hoop increases to follow the shape of the bezel.  The surface is smooth and worn, slightly pitted and of a dull silver appearance.  There are no hallmarks. The artefact is cast in one piece. The shoulders of the hoop and the outside of the bezel are decorated with incised transverse grooves.…
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-F2FE89
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Whuite metal finger ring. White metal, incised decoration, large. Either ethnicographic or Masonic or similar. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1800 Height: 22.3mm, Diameter: 22.2mm, Width: 11.9mm, Thickness: 1.3mm, Weight: 3.30gms
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: NMS-7264B6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy finger ring, a simple hoop without a bezel, of flattened D-section with a knurled groove running close to both edges. Five groups of 2, 2, 2, 4 and 6 and 8 transverse lines are engraved on the outer face, some lines so short as to be little more than dots. No butt joint is visible. Weight 2.27g. External diameters 21.8 - 22.6mm. Internal diameter 19 - 20mm. Width 3.7mm. 17th century
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 29th November 2023
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Record ID: NARC-26FA6A
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Finger Ring of Medieval date (AD 1200-1450). The object is composed of a circular band which is D shaped in section. the band expands toward the shoulder at the apex of which is a sub-square recessed bezel within which is a turquoise rounded cabochon stone. The shoulders are decorated with an incised motif, composed of an incised triangle flanking the bezel, within which are repeating longitudinal lines, below which are two pairs of three lines and a single chevron between. Height: 24.89mm, Width: 21.76mm, Thickness (bezel): 5.96mm, Thickness (band): 2.32mm, D…
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2023
Last updated: Friday 10th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-D78307
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval gold posie ring with internal inscription probably dating c.18th century. The ring slightly crushed into an oval and has a plano-convex cross section. It has a plan external surface and is inscribed on the internal surface in italic script with occasional serifs reading 'Be constant you for I am true' followed by a makers mark I.G in shield with pellet below. There is a small nick on the outside edge.  Measurements: Length: 21.73mm; width: 16.75mm; width of band: 2.87mm and thickness of band: 1.09mm and weight: 2.16g. Di…
Created on: Wednesday 4th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Chieveley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-6B39DA
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy finger ring of likely 18th century date (c. AD 1700-1800). The ring is made from a single copper alloy band with a plano-convex cross section, having a domed exterior surface and a flat interior surface. There is no bezel. The ring is decorated with incised floral decoration, which would suggest that it is an 18th century 'peasant ring'. From left to right, the decoration is as follows. There is an incised chevron pointing to the left with multiple, short horizontal incised lines to the left of it. There is then an incised design consisting of…
Created on: Friday 29th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-5437D8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Brown copper alloy finger ring. Plain Ae ring, inside inscribed: I LOUE YOU. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1700 Diameter: 24.1mm, Thickness: 1.8mm, Weight: 2.97gms
Created on: Wednesday 5th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 5th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-84DCEB
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval inscribed gold posie finger ring dating c. 1650-1800. The ring has a broadly D-shaped cross-section with bevelled internal edges. The external surface is plain and undecorated with a small knick and multiple shallow scratches. The internal surface is inscribed in lower case reading: God alone made us two one followed by a maker's mark RP within a rectangular cartouche. Measurements: external diameter: 22.19mm; width of band: 2.65mm; thickness of band: 1.43mm and weight: 3.30g. The makers mark does not appear to be recorded in the standard …
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 31st July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-C86674
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Sefton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy snake-headed finger ring dating to the Roman period (c.AD 43-250). The ring is formed of a strip of metal that is rectangular in section and bent into an irregular circle. The two terminals have rounded ends and slight;y over lap each other. The zoomorphic terminals are decorated with incised lines; a cross on each head where the lines traverse intersect at the bottom rather than the centre. Below the cross are three incised horizontal lines to form at collar at the neck / base of the head. The rest of the band is undecorated and the object has a smooth dark br…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-489383
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast gold inscribed 'posy' (or ‘posie’)-type finger-ring of post-medieval date. Description: The exterior surface of the band is plain and undecorated. The inscription, which runs around the internal circumference, is in lower case italic and reads "A's true to thee as death to mee". The inscription is followed by the maker's mark 'WI' in a shield. The ring is in the original form but the band shows some nicks.  Measurements: diameter: 21.76mm; thickness: 1.34mm; width: 3.71mm and weight: 4.7g.  Simila…
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 24th May 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-26BA36
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A complete silver gilt Finger Ring of late Medieval date (AD 1400-1500).  The bezel is of the 'iconographic' type, divided in half by a ridge along the long axis to give two slightly concave (fluted) fields and trapezoidal in section. the band narrows and repeating diagonal incised lines forming a ropework band. The inner surface of the band is flat and undecorated. Each of the panels are engraved with a human figure, both with shoulder-length hair, both slightly turned towards the centre. The bodies of both figures have several engraved lines across the …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd May 2023
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-E75010
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy finger ring, dating to c. AD 43-100.  Guiraud Type 1.  The finger ring is decorated around the oval, upstanding bezel with a geometric design of engraved triangles of two types - plain or stippled.  The bezel retains the remains of a dark brownish red stone or glass setting.  The patina of the finger ring is light grey green. Dimensions:  height: 24.4mm; internal diameter of ring 16.3mm, external diameter 20.4mm, thickness of hoop 1.8mm, dimensions of bezel 12.0mm  x 10.0mm.  Weight 6.80 grams.
Created on: Sunday 30th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 26th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-BD6556
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold posy ring with internal inscription and external decoration dating to c.AD 1400-1500. The ring is circular in plan, although slightly flattened, and rectangular in cross-section. The hoop is of even width throughout, and the exterior is decorated with neatly engraved ornament, worn in places, consisting of six-petalled flowers between three-sprigged branches. The gold is yellow and bright, indicating high purity. The inner surface is engraved with two parallel lines running partway round, between which is a short motto inscribed in Gothic or black-letter script. There …
Created on: Friday 28th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Breamore CP', grid reference and parish protected.