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Medieval silver finger ring
Main square bezel with four quatrefoil designs in the quarters on a niello background. Two narrow rectangular panels on either side with diagonal lines in laid with niello. Two square panels below these, each with a diaper style pattern inlaid with niello. Hoop has external cross ridging except for bottom area which is plain (possibly a twelfth century insert). Hoop slightly mis-shapen.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
96.11H
Find Information
Site Name: Llanblethian, Castell Coch
Collection Method: surface find
Date: 1994 / May / 27
Acquisition
purchase, 27/5/1994
Measurements
diameter / mm:29.0
thickness / mm:8.0
maximum width / mm:7.0
width / mm
weight / g:4.2
Techniques
Niello decoration
Material
Silver
Location
St Fagans Life Is gallery : Roman and Medieval Jewellery
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