Code: 12459
This is a nice medieval silver signet ring, dating to the 13th - 14th century. It is engraved with a knight on caparisoned horseback wearing a great helm and brandishing a sword. The signet appears lightly engraved, so it would have been filled with a black niello enamel (traces remain). The sides of the ring are engraved with a stylised fleur design and the back of the bezel bears a Templar cross. It is an interesting example of courtly jewellery depicting a Knight, in good excavated condition and suitable for wear.
OBJECT: Signet Ring
CULTURE: Medieval
DATE: c. 13th - 14th century AD
MATERIAL: Silver
RING SIZE: 10 3/4 (US) V 1/4 (UK)
SIZE: 22mm x 23.8mm x 16.2mm (bezel 16.2mm x 15.9mm x 1.6mm)
WEIGHT: 7.03 grams
PROVENANCE: Formerly in a private collection. Nottingham.
