Date: Circa: 16^th Century: Tudor Period 1485 – 1603:

Size: UK Ring Size: M ½: weight: 6.39 grams:

Here we have a recently detected silver ring thought by style to be dated to the 16^th Century [late 1500’s] and thus a ring from the Tudor era: The band of the ring is seen as a simple convex band with granulated decorated shoulders: The bezel is oval and divided between an upper and lower silver plate accented with a border of silver-filigree rope work: The upper bezel is decorated with what is thought to be a type of ‘Tudor Rose’ design which, has been formed in filigree and granulated silver:

Condition: Fine:

This ring is extremely old and I have deliberately not over-cleaned it to preserve the patination tones of the silver: This type of oxide and calcification can only take place over great age: The ring has been tumbled in the earth and the upper bezel has received a small amount of compression in one location [see pictures], and this wear / damage adds to the character of the ring: The patina and calcite formations are in keeping with the age of this example:

Should you wish to further clean the ring it will respond well to this: however, this is the buyers choice:

Provenance: Finders Provenance Winter 2022:

The ring was detected ½ mile from the village of Stilton along a length of suspected medieval trackway running north-east towards St Peters Church in Yaxley [constructed approx. AD 1190]:

Reference material and further reading: 

Where possible ancient artifacts may be referenced to similar material observed in the following publications within my collection:

• British Artefacts Vol.1, 2 and 3: Brett Hammond [Greenlight Publishing 2010]:

• Celtic & Roman Artefacts: Nigel Mills [Greenlight Publishing 2007]:

• SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome: Mary Beard [Profile Books 2015]:

• 50 Bronze Age Artefacts: Portable Antiquities Scheme: Dot Boughton [Amberley Publishing 2021]:

• Pottery in Britain 4000BC to AD 1900: Lloyd Laing [Greenlight Publishing 2003]:

• British Iron Age Coins In The British Museum: Richard Hobbs [British Museum 1996]:

• Swords of The Viking Age: Ian Peirce: [The Boydell Press 2003]:

• Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society Volume 85: [Cambridge University Press

  2019]

• Mesolithic Europe: Geoff Bailey / Penny Spikins [Cambridge University Press 2008]

• Viking Art: James Graham-Campbell: [Thames & Hudson, London 2018]

• Roman Coins Vol. 1, 2 & 3: David R Sear: [Spink London 2000]:

• The Roman Cavalry: Karen R. Dixon: [B. . Batsford 1997]:

• Rome’s Saxon Shore: Coastal Defenses of Roman Britain AD 250 – 500: Nic Fields [Osprey Publishing 2006]:

• Amulets of Ancient Egypt: Carol Andrews: [University of Texas Press / British Museum Press 1994]:

• The Uniforms of the Roman World: Military dress, weapons, artillery, ships, siege engines and fortifications: Kevin F. Killey: [Anness Publishing 2017]:

Where possible finger rings may be referenced to similar material observed in the following publications within my collection:

• Victorian and Albert Museum CATALOGUE OF FINGER RINGS 1930: C.C.Oman [Anglia Publishing. 1991 – Now out of print]:

• Finger Rings: Diana Scarisbrick / Martin Henig: [Ashmolean Museum Oxford. 2003]:

• Ancient Rings An Illustrated Collectors Guide: T. N. Polio: [McFarland & Co Inc. 2018:

• 1000 Rings: Inspiring Adornments of the Hand: Le Van, Marthe; Ebendorf, Robert [W: Lark Books 2004]:

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