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LOT 0382
Tudor Gold 'Keepe Faith Till Deaith' Posy Ring
17TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.76 grams, 20.71 mm overall, 17.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
D-section hoop inscribed to the inner face 'Keepe Faith Till Deaith*'.
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector by Robin Sykes at Sutton on the Forest, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, UK, on 10 October 1999, recorded as Treasure by the finder and disclaimed by the Crown with Treasure case no.MME158.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.PAS-743C06.
Accompanied by a copy of page 81 of the Treasure Annual Report 1998-1999 where this ring is published.
Accompanied by copies of various correspondence relating to this find.
Accompanied by an illustrated record card by Jim Halliday dated 11 October 1999.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Treasure Annual Report 1998-1999, p.81, no.191.
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