https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/templates/general_wide/img/logo.png https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/finger-rings.html https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/finger-rings/finger-ring-bezel-59235.html Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:12:28 GMT Finger rings  

Description:		A silver-gilt bezel from a medieval finger ring. The bezel is square with rediused corners and simple punched decoration. The decoration consists of a square spiral of dots with a cross at the centre, possibly representing a physical journey to a spiritual destination. The back of the bezel is diagonally recessed to accommodate the hoop such that it would have been orientated lozengewise to the finger when worn. The hoop would have been soldered in position, but is now missing.
Category:		Medieval, Finger rings
Category:		Finger rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/finger-rings/finger-ring-58525.html Sun, 23 Mar 2025 11:34:45 GMT Finger rings  

Description:		A gold posy ring of the late medieval period. The ring is of hollow two-piece construction, consisting of a flat rolled inner hoop soldered to a convex rolled outer hoop to form a uniform D-shaped cross-section. The inscription ('posy') is engraved around the outside of the ring and consists of three words in blackletter style script, divided by three sub-rectangular panels of incised cross-hatching. The inscription, in Old French, reads, # ✠ TOUT # SEPARE # AMIEE ☆, which translates as 'All Separated [are] Beloved', thus symbolising enduring love despite separation. The inside of the hoop is plain. The ring is slightly damaged around the soldered joint and has minor perforations within the inscription.
Category:		Medieval, Finger rings
Category:		Finger rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/finger-rings/finger-ring-fragment-58119.html Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:41:38 GMT Finger rings  

Description:		An incomplete copper-alloy finger ring fragment. The ring is composed of a separately cast shield-shaped bezel incised with a cross, that has been riveted onto the wide central part of a flat rectangular section hoop which narrows to form the surviving shoulder.
Category:		Medieval, Finger rings
Category:		Finger rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/finger-rings/finger-ring-57938.html Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:23:37 GMT Finger rings  

Description:		A copper-alloy finger ring of the medieval period. The ring has an oval bezel and a hoop of constant D-shaped cross-section. The bezel depicts a cross fourchée in relief with a pellet in each angle. The hoop has a soldered butt joint at the back, suggesting that the ring was formed to shape after casting. See also PAS: CORN-EF4B06, which has a cross of notably similar form.
Category:		Medieval, Finger rings
Category:		Finger rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/finger-rings/finger-ring-56846.html Sat, 21 May 2022 17:27:33 GMT Finger rings  

Description:		A late medieval copper-alloy signet ring. The hoop is of plain, D-shaped cross-section with tapered shoulders. The bezel is sub-rectangular and is engraved with a crowned letter 'I' between two leafy sprays, all within a linear border. See also UKDFD 42793.
Category:		Medieval, Finger rings
Category:		Finger rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/finger-rings/finger-ring-fragment-56681.html Sun, 06 Mar 2022 21:43:22 GMT Finger rings  

Description:		The bezel and a fragment of the hoop of a silver signet ring. The bezel consists of an integral sub-rectangular base to which a separate discoidal front has been attached. The base is decorated with a moulded multi-pyramidal pattern. The applied discoidal front is engraved with intaglio initials TB below a crown. The surviving section of the hoop suggests that it was of shallow D-shaped cross-section. The style of the ornamental letter 'T' and the crown indicate a circa 14th century date.
Category:		Medieval, Finger rings
Category:		Finger rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/finger-rings/finger-ring-56675.html Sun, 06 Mar 2022 17:19:59 GMT Finger rings  

Description:		A copper-alloy signet ring of the late medieval to early post-medieval period. The ring has a a circular bezel and a plain oval-section hoop with slightly tapered shoulders. The intaglio motif is probably the letter 'I', although the inwardly curled ends of the serifs are unusual. Cf. PAS: BH-FC2DF3, NMS-440BD2 and UKDFD 30234 for rings of similar type.
Category:		Medieval, Finger rings
Category:		Finger rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/finger-rings/finger-ring-56510.html Fri, 26 Nov 2021 16:11:36 GMT Finger rings  

Description:		A copper-alloy finger ring of the medieval period. The hoop has a bevelled outer edge, expanding from the shoulders to form a stirrup-shaped bezel. At the apex is an empty lozenge-shaped collet with a recess in each angle, once for holding small glass or stone cabochons.
Category:		Medieval, Finger rings
Category:		Finger rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/finger-rings/finger-ring-33249.html Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Finger rings  

Description:		A stirrup-shaped silver-gilt finger ring with a secondary bezel in the form of two clasped hands. The main stirrup-shaped bezel terminates in a small semi-spherical knob, in imitation of a gemstone. The secondary bezel, depicting clasped hands, is diametrically opposite the main bezel. The shape of the hands is moulded, but the fingers and the cuffs of the 'sleeves' are defined by engraved lines. The hoop between the two bezels is of slender D-shaped cross-section. The earliest stirrup-shaped finger rings date from the mid 12th century, but the style remained popular until the end of the medieval period. Rings with two bezels, however, are often associated with the 15th century (see below), which tends to suggest that the present ring might have been made towards the later end of the suggested date range. Rings bearing the clasped hands device are known as 'fede rings', from the Italian, 'mani in fede' - hands in faith. The emblem has been used on finger rings since Roman times, but usually as a single bezel. Two other examples of its use with a second bezel are illustrated in C C Oman's Victoria And Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings 1930 (Nos. 630 and 636). Both are dated 15th century, but neither is stirrup shaped.
Category:		Medieval, Finger rings
Category:		Finger rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/finger-rings/finger-ring-55730.html Sat, 21 Nov 2020 16:27:19 GMT Finger rings  

Description:		A silver-gilt finger ring of the medieval period. The hoop is of uniform sub-oval cross-section, which slightly expands at the shoulders to form a shallow pyramidal bezel and suggest a slight overall stirrup shape. The pyramidal bezel is inset at the apex with a granule.
Category:		Medieval, Finger rings
Category:		Finger rings

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