Ring with Cockerel Motif

Item

Title
Ring with Cockerel Motif
Coverage
Medieval
14th - 15th century
Medium
Copper Alloy
Subject
On Display At
Barley Hall
Description
A signet ring, with flat oval bezel, inscribed with central motif of cockerel facing right, flanked by letters A and I. A small cross is inscribed below the bezel on one side.
Beasts at Barley Hall: The signet ring may have belonged to a merchant. It depicts a crowing cockerel in between the initials A and I.
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
P0834_SF360
Publisher
York Archaeology
Date Available
01-Jul-24
Coordinates
53.961272/-1.086587

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