NHER 9097 (Find Spot record) - Medieval finger ring

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Summary

A finger ring dating to the reign of Henry VI has been found in Attleborough parish. The exact location and nature of its discovery are uncertain.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish ATTLEBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Ring dating from Henry VI bears on the facet St Christopher, the loop engraved and has the legend 'en.bo.n.ane'.
See (S1) and (S2).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Attleborough.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Monograph: Jones, W.. 2003. Finger Ring Lore: Historical, Legendary and Anecdotal.. p 248.
  • <S2> Article in Monograph: 1851. Catalogue of Antiquities. Exhibited in the Museum formed during the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute, held at Norwich, in 1847. Memoirs Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of Norfolk and the City. Archaeological Institute. pp xxiii-lvi. p xlviii.
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 19 2013 1:11PM

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