Code: 12753
This is a wonderful medieval bronze signet ring, dating to the 15th - 16th century. The ring is a large and robust example, designed to be worn for everyday use in business transactions by merchants, to seal letters and transactions. The bezel is cut with a device of a crowned letter T in Lombardic script. This type of signet ring is a well-known English type recorded SUR-1E9C1C, LEIC-5170A3 and WILT-F88607. It is a good example, intact and with a nice patina!
OBJECT: Signet Ring
CULTURE: Medieval
DATE: c. 15th - 16th century A.D.
MATERIAL: Bronze
RING SIZE: 10 1/4 (US) U (UK)
SIZE: 25mm x 24mm x 8mm
WEIGHT: 6.33 grams
PROVENANCE: Found in Phillack, Cornwall. UK
