Copper-alloy, 6.55 grams, 23.85 mm overall (approximate size British Y, USA 12, USA 27.51, Japan 26). Circa 12th-14th century AD. A cast copper-alloy finger ring comprising a D-section hoop rising to a Norman shield-shaped bezel with a median band of cross-hatching, possibly representing an 11th-12th century shield. Reference: Oman, C.C. Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Rings 1930, Reprinted Ipswich, 1993, item 246. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.