File:Copper alloy finger ring with ring and dot decoration, possibly of post medeival date. (FindID 983489).jpg

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Copper alloy finger ring with ring and dot decoration, possibly of post medeival date.
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National Museum Wales , Susie White, 2019-12-03 12:37:54
Title
Copper alloy finger ring with ring and dot decoration, possibly of post medeival date.
Description
English: A complete copper-alloy finger ring of probable post medieval date, dating from c. AD 1500 - c. AD1800.

The hoop is D-shaped in cross-section. The bezel is flat, vesica (pointed oval), in form and has punched decoration on its front face. This comprises nine punched ring-and-dot motifs - eight around the edge of the bezel with one in the centre. The ring is a mid to dark brown in colour and has an even patina.

Height: 20.3mm; width: 21mm; thickness of hoop: 1.1mm length of bezel: 17.9mm; width of bezel: 12.4mm; thickness of bezel: 1.2mm; weight: 2.95

See DENO-E4EB99 on the database for a similar example.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Wrexham
Date between 1500 and 1800
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 983489
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1083827
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1083827/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/983489
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