Accession No

1890.34 A.1


Description

Signet finger ring made of brass with an oval bezel, wide shoulders and hoop with a flat cross-section. The bezel is engraved with the profile of a human head and a ropework groove border surrounds the central design.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge


Period

Post Medieval


Source

Carter, James (Dr) [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1890.34 A.1; MAA: AR 1890.32


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper alloy; ?Brass


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Display)
Previously mounted on plain paper-wrapped display board along with idno 1890.34 A.2 with handwritten label.
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue Card for 1890.34 A[.1-2]: 'Signet ring, brass, with device of head in profile'
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1890.34 [A-G]: 'Seven brass seal rings.'
Event Date 1890
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Signet finger ring made of brass with an oval bezel, wide shoulders and hoop with a flat cross-section. The bezel is engraved with the profile of a human head and a ropework groove border surrounds the central design.
Event Date 31/1/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth


FM:19531

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