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Date Recorded
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goldenballsdetecting
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LINCOLNSHIRE
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Fri February 10, 2006
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Rod Blunt
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Material
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Size (mm)
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Date
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Silver
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25mm
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Circa 15th century
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Description:
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A fragment of a silver signet ring. The fragment consists of the bezel and a short length of the hoop either side. The bezel is of rectangular shape with radiused corners. The central design has the appearance of the letter ’I’ with a sprig at each side, all within a rectangular rope border. A similar sprig design is also present on the outside surface of the hoop. On the inside of the bezel there is an engraved letter, possibly a ’B’.
The ring is likely to have belonged to a merchant, the central device being his personal mark. Seal rings at this time were particularly popular as an alternative to the conventionally shaped seal matrix.
A 15th century copper-alloy signet ring with a very similar device is illustrated in the Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue (p. 46, No. 17).
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Keywords:
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15th century silver seal signet ring.
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Object Type:
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Finger ring
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Object Classification:
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Signet
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Object Sub-classification:
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Object Description:
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Object Inscription:
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Period:
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Late medieval to early Tudor
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Date Range:
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Circa 15th century
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Primary Material:
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Silver
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Additional Material:
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Method of Manufacture:
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Cast.
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Surface Treatment:
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Condition:
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Fragmentary
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Weight (grams):
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Size (mm):
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25mm
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References:
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Cf. Nigel Mills, Medieval Artefacts, NM.113 & 114.
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Comments:
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Record created by:
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goldenballsdetecting
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Record creation date:
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10 February 2006
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Findspot:
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Near Sleaford
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County:
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LINCOLNSHIRE
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Recorded elsewhere:
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No
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Finder:
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goldenballsdetecting
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Metal Detector Used:
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Lobo Supertraq
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Record validated by:
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Rod Blunt
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Registered: September 2005