File:A 13th-15th century finger ring with engraved inscription. (FindID 64689).jpg

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A 13th-15th century finger ring with engraved inscription.
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Caroline Johnson, 2004-04-08 16:15:55
Title
A 13th-15th century finger ring with engraved inscription.
Description
English: A cast copper alloy finger ring. At the top of the ring, the bezel reaches a height of 6mm. The stone/ gem is now missing, but the bezel is of considerable size (length: 5mm; width: 11mm).
An inscription runs along the shoulders of the ring from either side of the bezel nearly to the base. The inscription is indecipherable with each letter made up from one or more punched lines with serifs. Due to the position of the inscription on the shoulders, it would be difficult for the letters to make sense when read as they seem to get smaller nearer the bottom. It was probably intended to be a magical/ protective inscription. Overall height of the ring: 27mm; inside diameter: 20mm
Depicted place (County of findspot) Staffordshire
Date between 1300 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1300-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 64689
Old ref: WMID-527776
Filename: WMID-527776.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/22930
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/22930/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/64689
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Object location52° 39′ 47.52″ N, 1° 51′ 25.67″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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