Code: 11763
This is a wonderful medieval silver ring brooch, dating to the 13th - 14th century AD.The brooch is intact with the original pin, with a knobbed collar. Such brooches would have been used to secure clothing, before the use of buttons. It is a nice example, from an old Essex collection.
OBJECT: Ring Brooch
CULTURE: Medieval
DATE: c. 1250 - 1350 A.D.
MATERIAL: Silver
SIZE: 20.70mm x 41.12mm (open) x 2.04mm
WEIGHT: 2.67 grams
PROVENANCE: Found in the 1980s in Hertfordshire, formerly the property of an Essex collector.