C.500-600 AD. Bronze. Ring size 2 1/4.
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8th-9th century. Byzantine. Size 6 1/4. Thick proportions with broad rounded face band supporting a raised, slightly domed circular top incised with crossed lines symbolizing the cross. The shoulders with simple incised diagonals.
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Bronze, size 8 1/2. rounded section band with flared shoulders decorated with diagonal hatching. The large oval top defaced by saracens by removing the Christian symbols leaving a coarsely scored void as an act of desecration.
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Characteristic form with broad ban and thickened lozenge shaped top. Bronze, size 9. The top of particularly thick raised form, perhaps to reinforce the fist to deliver a blow. Good patina. Band somewhat distorted but wearable.
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Universal style which was popular throughout Europe for nearly two centuries. Size 7 1/2. Slightly rounded face band, moderately flared to the shoulders. Deep relief central oval to the top, flanked by triple pellet motif and foliage sprig.
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Universal style which was popular throughout Europe for nearly two centuries. Central banded oval surrounded by raised foliage. The shoulders with three pellet motif among foliage. Tapered band. Size 8. Probably a wedding ring.
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Plain band, slightly tapered with double cord/knot motif to the shoulders. Raised stepped edge clipped corner rectangle top. Central motif of a capitol C with serif top. Excellent with good patina and a blush of gold.
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Slender large exampe. Size 11 3/4. Plain narrow band with rounded face. Glossy green patina with slight surface texture from burial.
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Companion to FR26, made to replace it as the owner’s finger had swelled two sizes!. Size 12 1/2. Copper, evidently made from some munition component, not shell casing as usually encountered.
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Copper, evidently made from some munition component, not shell casing as usually encountered. Size 10 1/2. Well designed with broad band flared to the top. The shoulders punch decorated with scrolling foliage.
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Early example from York England, circa mid 9th century. Bronze, size 8, broad width. Glossy patina and light encrustation.
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York England, 866-1067. Large size 10 3/4. Broad band with rounded face. Brazed joint from sizing. Especially broad and wearable with fine patina.
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12th-13th century. Bronze, size 6 3/4 for the small finger. Thick band, ridged and decorated with filed chevrons at the shoulders. The oval top with incised edge and quartered motif, symbolizing the cross.
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Bronze, size 8 1/4. Narrow band. Large oval top with incised border and central motif of combined initials or perhaps a cabalistic symbol. flaked by stars. Small chip to the edge. Fine mottled patina.
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Bronze. Thick rounded face band. Intricately modeled top with central squared figure surrounded by rococo foliage and pellet motif. Size 7 1/2. Rich patina and good detail.
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Copper rich bronze. Size 4 3/4. The band flared and incised with leaf motif, from the mid point. The oval top with a broad arrow head like device, perhaps armorial. Fine patina and excellent preservation.
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Bronze, with round section oval band and integral elongated oval top incised with a figure or runes, worn in antiquity and now barely discernable. Fine uniform green patina.
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C.500-700 A.D. Bronze, size 9 with plain band supporting a diminutive raised full oval segmented by the cross, each quadrant with concentric circle motifs symbolizing Christ’s wounds. Fine patina. Showing early Christian modesty.
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17th century and showing the restraint typified by the Puritan movement. Size 7 1/2. Plain band supporting an circular bezel set with a round blue cabochon. Copper, the surface mixed with encrustation.
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18th century. Cast bronze with oval top flanked by rococo scrolls. Made in imitation of the then fashionable men’s rings but with perfunctory detail and split (not overlapping) band to allow for adjustment. Medium encrustation from burial. Size 6.
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Bronze, made by the lost wax process with plain band supporting an oversized pyramidal shape top mount in imitation of a stone. Crisp with lovely patina and no signs of wear.
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Late 16th-17th century. Brass or bronze, probably made from sheet stock in imitation of an iron horseshoe ring. Size 10 1/2, of overlapping construction and adjustable, larger of smaller. Fine patina.
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Variant form produced with the lost wax process by uniting the two ends of a long coil in a square knot and winding the tails around the interior members.
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1st A.D., the time of Christ. Classic Roman form made with the lost wax process, comprising 2 /34 full turns in spring like configuration. Size 5 1/2-originally adjustable, but would not attempt it now.
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C.1200 A.D. Size 9. Narrow band, flared at he shoulders. Oval raised top with high relief figure of a standing man with arms extended, undoubtedly Christ's. Oxidation from burial texturing the surface and only slightly obscuring the details.
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C.1100 A.D. Size 10. Plain band, slightly flared at he shoulders. Low circular raised disk top elaborately incised, probably an armorial, perhaps a cluster of herbs.
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C.1100 A.D. Size 7 1/2 for the small finger. Plain band, slightly flared at he shoulders. Circular raised disk form top, contoured, and probably with arms or Christian motif, now obscured by corrosion which is uniform overall.
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1st-2nd century. Slightly tapered narrow band wtih oval top set with a black, perhaps steatite, stone incised with a standing archer with bow drawn. Bronze with light wear overall.
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Byzantine, C.400-600 A.D. Size 8. Reeded copper band with a bronze top cast over and incorporating it. The top flat with five concentric circles, representing the five wounds of Christ, the outer four divided by bars forming the cross.
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Brass or bronze of exceptional quality with tapered overlapping band o allow for size adjustment. The shoulders flared with transverse bands. Oval top with deeply endented end bands.
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