Gold finger ring

Medieval

Moyse's Hall Museum

late 14th - 15th Century

Plain hoop ring of triangular section with inlaid inscription on the outer faces. The inscription has both a religious and tallismanic nature, and reads 'AVE MARIA GRACIA PLENA DOMI' and 'IESUS NAZARENUS REX IUDEOUM' (sic).

• Medium: gold
• Dimensions: diameter 2.4cm
• Art Fund Grant: £3000 ( Total: £6,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2004
• Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Provenance

Found by a metal detectorist in Lackford, West Suffolk, November 2002; declared Treasure.

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