File:Post Medieval, Mourning finger ring (FindID 610873-464358).jpg

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Post Medieval: Mourning finger ring
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Teresa Gilmore, 2014-04-10 15:40:36
Title
Post Medieval: Mourning finger ring
Description
English: A complete gold mourning finger ring, of probable Post Medieval dating (AD 1600 to AD 1800).

The hoop is slightly misshapen and is no longer circular in shape. The hoop is D shaped in cross section. The exterior of the hoop has been engraved with a pictoral device. This device consists of two engraved saltires with rounded ends. Between the saltires is a sub rectangular recessed section. Both the saltires and the sub rectangular area have been keyed for enamel, traces of white enamel still remain in the ends of the saltires. It is possible that this sub rectangular area may represent the skull and torso of a skeleton, with the saltires represent the arms and legs respectively. The rest of the hoop is plain and undecorated. The interior of the hoop bears an engraved inscription reading: 'Live holy and dye happy M P'. An unclear maker's mark is present after the inscription.

The finger ring has an external diameter of 20.3 mm and an internal diameter of 18.0 mm. The hoop is 2.9 mm wide and 1.2 mm thick. It weighs 2.3 g.

The finger ring is a dark yellow colour, with traces of white enamel present in the recesses.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Birmingham
Date between 1600 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 610873
Old ref: WMID-6ABC41
Filename: WMID-6ABC41_5.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/464360
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/464360/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/610873
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