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Finger ring (© Warwickshire Museum)
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© Warwickshire Museum

Finger ring (© Warwickshire Museum)

Finger ring

Artist: Medieval

Location: Warwickshire Museum

Date: 13th century

Materials: gold & garnet

Dimensions: diameter: 1.9cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £750 (Total: £1,500)

Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Review number: 5635 (2005)

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

Description:
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.

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