LOT 2242

Medieval Silver-Gilt Clasped Hands Stirrup Ring

CIRCA 1150-1500 A.D.

1 1/8 in. (4.21 grams, 30.69 mm overall, 20.44 x 21.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)).

Stirrup-shaped with a circular hoop rising to a triangular bezel with a silver boss, four four-petalled flowers on the hoop at one, three, nine and eleven o'clock, the underside of the hoop with clasped hands emerging from sleeves with raised ridges and grooves.

Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK, on 27th March 2024; declared as Treasure under the Treasure Act with reference number 2024T433, disclaimed by the Crown and returned to the finder.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-9266B7.
Accompanied by a copy of the report of potential Treasure for H M Coroner.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum informing the finder that the Crown's interest in this find has been disclaimed, and other documentation.

See The Portable Antiquities Scheme, nos.KENT-06CA7C and GLO-4731EA, for rings with similar bosses on the bezel; KENT-06CA7C, KENT-B38915 and HAMP-D6F469, for similar rings that combine a fede and a stirrup ring.