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gold ring
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The British Museum, Janina Parol, 2013-04-22 15:45:52
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gold ring
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English: Treasure Case: 2011 T721

Date: 17th Century

Description: Post-Medieval gold posy ring, squashed. Exterior decorated with flowers of varying style, including pansy and quatrefoil. Traces of green, yellow and white enamel remain.

Interior inscribed: Conceaue [conceive] consent confeirme content. No maker's mark.

Discussion: For inscription comparison ring in British Museum collections AF.1218, dated 16th - 17th Century which is also decorated on exterior with hearts arrows and other symbols.

Dimensions: Weight: 1.8g Diameter: 21.41mm (at largest point) Band Width: 3.57mm Thickness: 0.92mm

Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.

Caroline Barton Judy Rudoe The British Museum
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
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
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FindID: 469526
Old ref: DOR-FE5245
Filename: 2011T721inscrip..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/424190
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/424190/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/469526
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