File:Gold finger ring engraved "WW". (FindID 61483).jpg

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Gold finger ring engraved "WW".
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British Museum, Rachel Atherton, 2006-03-27 11:53:05
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Gold finger ring engraved "WW".
Description
English: Gold signet ring with oval bezel engraved with the initials W and W flanking an openwork knot, all within a beaded border. Plain hoop. No hallmark. Late 16th-17th century. External diameter of hoop is 20.54mm, internal diameter is 18.1mm, bezel height is 16.81mm, bezel width is 14.01mm. Weight 7.75g. British Museum report (Judy Rudoe): "Date: Late 16th or 17th century. Gold ring, the hoop expanding at shoulders with oval bezel set vertically. The bezel engraved with the initials WW, an interlaced knot above and below and beaded border. Note: This is a characteristic type of the period. The use of the interlaced double knot suggests that the initials are those of a married couple. Several similar examples are held by the BM. The precious metal content of the ring fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in that it is greater than 10%."
Depicted place (County of findspot) Derbyshire
Date between 1550 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 61483
Old ref: DENO-756EB2
Filename: 2004 T72bezel.jpg.jpg
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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/96874
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/96874/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/61483
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