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Medieval gold finger ring
A decorative gold ring with a projecting oval bezel of floriate flrom with 11 'petals' set with a small uncut (cabochon) almandine garnet. Each petal is engraved with a central dot. There is a small transverse ridge of each side of the bezel at the junction with the hoop, decorated with transverse engraved lines. The shoulders are engraved with short lines in a diaper pattern creating lozenges with central dots. The hoop is slightly misshapen and it has a flattened D cross-section, and tapers slightly from the bezel.
LI1.7
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2009.47H
Find Information
Site Name: Llanfair, Vale of Glamorgan
Collection Method: metal detector
Date: 2007 / Jul / 03
Acquisition
Treasure (1996 Treasure Act), 23/12/2009
Measurements
internal diameter / mm:14.5
diameter / mm
external diameter / mm:16.2
diameter / mm
internal diameter / mm:23.9
diameter / mm
external diameter / mm:26.0
diameter / mm
depth / mm:7.2 (of bezel)
weight / g:2.5
Material
gold
garnet
Location
St Fagans Life Is gallery : Roman and Medieval Jewellery
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