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A 15th century silver gilt iconographic ring, the hoop with flat inner section, the moulded...
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A 15th century silver gilt iconographic ring, the hoop with flat inner section, the moulded ridge above centred with a rectangular concave panel between two transverse ridges, incised with a crowned female figure, possibly St. Margaret of Antioch, holding a cross in her right hand, her left hand held against her chest, between incised upright foliate detail, the foliage extending down the shoulders to either side of a central ridge of pellets continuing around the shank, shank misshapen, diameter 22mm. £300-£500 --- Provenance: This ring was discovered by a metal detectorist in 2014. It has been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database (Ref. ESS-0544C7) and disclaimed as Treasure (Ref. 2014T585). St. Margaret of Antioch was the patron saint of childbirth and pregnant women. She is honoured with a Feast Day on 20 July. Condition Report The ring is slightly misshapen with several cracks visible to the shank - one lateral crack across the hoop and damage to the edge of one shoulder. but the detailing is sharp. The gilding is largely in tact. Dimensions: Bezel: width: 10.5mm, thickness: 2.01mm. Shoulders: thickness: 2.3mm. Hoop: thickness: 1.9mm. Gross weight 4.8gm.
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A 15th century silver gilt iconographic ring, the hoop with flat inner section, the moulded ridge above centred with a rectangular concave panel between two transverse ridges, incised with a crowned female figure, possibly St. Margaret of Antioch, holding a cross in her right hand, her left hand held against her chest, between incised upright foliate detail, the foliage extending down the shoulders to either side of a central ridge of pellets continuing around the shank, shank misshapen, diameter 22mm. £300-£500 --- Provenance: This ring was discovered by a metal detectorist in 2014. It has been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database (Ref. ESS-0544C7) and disclaimed as Treasure (Ref. 2014T585). St. Margaret of Antioch was the patron saint of childbirth and pregnant women. She is honoured with a Feast Day on 20 July. Condition Report The ring is slightly misshapen with several cracks visible to the shank - one lateral crack across the hoop and damage to the edge of one shoulder. but the detailing is sharp. The gilding is largely in tact. Dimensions: Bezel: width: 10.5mm, thickness: 2.01mm. Shoulders: thickness: 2.3mm. Hoop: thickness: 1.9mm. Gross weight 4.8gm.
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