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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number IPSMG:R.2009.80.3 Institution name Ipswich Collections Object name ring, finger ring Description A gold medieval finger ring of stirrup shape. The hoop is D-shaped in section and expands into a bezel with an oval shaped setting of a dark blue stone, which is perhaps most likely to be a sapphire.This object is part of the West African Gold group as it is similar to objects featured in the Hidden Histories display in Colchester Castle. Many objects of the period were made from gold from West Africa. Production date 1200 - 1300 Production period Medieval Material gold Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

IPSMG:R.2009.80.3
Institution name

Ipswich Collections
Object name

ring, finger ring
Description

A gold medieval finger ring of stirrup shape. The hoop is D-shaped in section and expands into a bezel with an oval shaped setting of a dark blue stone, which is perhaps most likely to be a sapphire.This object is part of the West African Gold group as it is similar to objects featured in the Hidden Histories display in Colchester Castle. Many objects of the period were made from gold from West Africa.
Production date

1200 - 1300
Production period

Medieval
Material

gold

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