File:2007T137 Medieval finger ring (FindID 247660).jpg

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2007T137 Medieval finger ring
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British Museum, Laura McLean, 2009-02-23 17:55:26
Title
2007T137 Medieval finger ring
Description
English: A Medieval finger-ring consisting of a simple flat band inscribed with the letters

* I H C : N A Z A R E N U S: REX I
( For Jesus of Nazarus: King of the Jews).

These words were placed above the head of Christ on the Cross. In the Middle Ages the phrase was used to cure or avert sickness.

The ring is silver and dates from the fourteenth century.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 1300 and 1400
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1300-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 247660
Old ref: ESS-288395
Filename: 2007T137.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/202825
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/202825/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/247660
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