Finger ring

Medieval

Warwickshire Museum – Market Hall

13th century

The slender band of the ring have been inscribed with three equally spaced four-petalled flowers dividing up the enigmatic inscription. The ring is the first example of this type of Medieval stone-set ring to be recorded in Warwickshire.

• Medium: gold & garnet
• Dimensions: diameter: 1.9cm
• Art Fund Grant: £750 ( Total: £1,500)
• ArtFunded in: 2005
• Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Provenance

Discovered by a metal detectorist near Wixford Church, Warwickshire. Declared Treasure in 2003.

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