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hi guys been out with sharkey today on some local fields i came across this ring 8-10inch down thought it might be junk but being so far down now im not sure with the history of a very near place next field.
its worn on 1 side looks like anyway got a small groove on one side. just uploading pictures to computer now

Look like an archers ring to me! :)

Interesting find well done  ???

Intriguing ??? is there a hole at the end of the grove? Sorry Herbie but I can't see any similarity to an archers ring, the grove isn't running all the way across and I can't see how it would offer any finger protection.
What diameter is it?

Big question is ....... is it a finger ring or is it something mechanical  ???

Val

Perhaps like the thimble, its meant for someone to wear whilst pushing sharp objects through tough
material such as leather. hence the groove as a guide?
Just a thought.

intenal size is 21mm, yes it has a small at top but not all the way through.
thanks for the replys guys every little helps but still thinking ring

There was a ring like that posted a couple of years ago, it turned out it was a novelty joke water squirting ring

OK was that a joke lol dont think its a water ring cheers away

That's why I asked about whether it had a hole as it is very similar. No no joke Dan, the Victorian/Edwardian versions were solid metal rings.

unfortunatley dan we all have romantic notions that all the stuff we find are all pre medieval and once belonged to the king  :D
I'll give you an example:- a celtic bronze casting id ('dby the flo mind you) as the head on an animal------turns out it was a part off a ballcock from a water trough
and then there was the ancient greek horse found circa 800 bc......only it was made probably in the 1980's as a tourist peice and sold on ebay by bucket full :D

oh ok but it doesn't have a hole as sucg its like a round in dent feature or i wash thinking may be a stone etc thanks for idears guys

god your funny nobby  ;D im only asking a question  >:(

Hi Dan, does the hole go all the way through the ring? I can't tell

No just like a indent into the ring as if sumat should be there thanks

Bring it to the next dig mate. Be interested in having a closer look at it.

Cheers hotmill might be anything but worth alook cheers mate

Hi guys had ring i.d got it back today is finger-ring is a medieval copper alloy 'stirrup' type finger-ring. This form of finger was popular from the mid 12th century .
Now just need to record it

Cheers gor help guys

If you don't mind me asking, who gave you that id ???

mark lodwick, i was put intouch with via dungbeatle off dirt diggers. iv been ask to record it to grosvenor museum in chester. is there a problem with th i.d as its all been done correctly

I'm just intrigued, I can not find any medieval rings that conform to that design, the hoop is far too wide for a true stirrup ring, also they tend to have a stone of some type mounted at the top of the bezel ???
Did you send him the ring or a photograph? If you sent him the ring then why he couldn't record it at the same time lord knows.
But as you'll be able to see an actual FLO the mystery should be solved and don't worry you've done everything 100%.
I'll await  the FLO report with interest ;)

I'd get a second opinion.....

I tend to agree with Geoff and Will, I'ts bugging me and I may be wrong ,
but I'm sure that I've seen something like this before but I can't  for the
life of me remember where.