File:Large medieval signet ring (FindID 137898).jpg

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large medieval signet ring
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Finder, Jeffrey Hatt, 2006-07-25 17:03:05
Title
large medieval signet ring
Description
English: A medieval copper alloy signet ring. The ring is very large, designed to fit over a gloved hand. The bezel is engraved in reverse with the device of a flowering heart with the initials M & I in black letter either side of the heart. It was intended to serve as a personal seal matrix. The hoop is moulded with pronounced writhen decoration all around its circumference.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 1400 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 137898
Old ref: ESS-640C36
Filename: ring.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/108941
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/108941/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/137898
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